Nelson Algren
2 standalone books
1 award & honors · incl. National Book Award 1950
Nelson Algren was an American writer born Nelson Ahlgren Abraham. His 1949 novel The Man with the Golden Arm won the National Book Award and was adapted into a film in 1955.
- Born
- 1909
Books by Nelson Algren
Awards & honors
The man with the golden arm
- National Book Award
Honors as recorded by the publisher for Nelson Algren’s books. Wording is the awarding body’s own — a nomination is listed as a nomination, never as a win.
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