Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
March 28, 1909
Died
May 9, 1981 (age 72)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Nelson Algren
Biography
Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.
