Nelson Algren Bücher
Nelson Algren widmete sich leidenschaftlich dem Leben am Rande der Gesellschaft, insbesondere in der rauen städtischen Armutsumgebung. Sein Stil, geprägt von dunklem Naturalismus, deckt aufschneidend die Nöte verlorener Existenzen auf. Mit melancholischer Poesie beschreibt er ihre Kämpfe und legt ihre missliche Lage offen, wobei er den Übermut ihrer Umgangssprache festhält. Algrens Stimme spricht für die Unterdrückten und Vergessenen und macht seine Werke zu eindringlichen Gesellschaftskommentaren.
The Neon Wilderness
- 320 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
The stories in The Neon Wilderness established Algren in the pantheon of American writers and formed the vein that he mined for all his subsequent novels and stories. Included are "A Bottle of Milk for Mother," about a youth being cornered for a murder, "The Face on the Barroom Floor," in which a legless man nearly pummels someone to death, and "So Help Me," Algren's first published story. "Algren's short stories are now generally acknowledged to be literary triumphs." — The New York Times
Never Come Morning
- 336 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Never Come Morning is unique among the novels of Algren. The author's only romance, the novel concerns Bruno Bicek, a would-be boxer from Chicago's Northwest side, and Steffi, the woman who shares his dream while living his nightmare. "It is an unusual and brilliant book," said The New York Times. "A bold scribbling upon the wall for comfortable Americans to ponder and digest." This new edition features an introduction by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and an interview with Nelson Algren by H.E.F. Donohue.
Brieven van de Franse filosofe en schrijfster (1908-1986) aan haar Amerikaanse geliefde, de schrijver Nelson Algren (1909-1981).
