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As rock and roll novelist Tom Carson writes in his introduction, "The Neon Wilderness is the pivotal book of Nelson Algren's career--the one which bid a subdued but determined farewell to everything that had earlier made him no more than just another good writer, and inaugurated... Read Full Overview

As rock and roll novelist Tom Carson writes in his introduction, "The Neon Wilderness is the pivotal book of Nelson Algren's career--the one which bid a subdued but determined farewell to everything that had earlier made him no more than just another good writer, and inaugurated... Read Full Overview

A stunning collection of short stories from one of America's leading writers of fiction and author of The Man with the Golden Arm'. 'Algren's short stories are generally acknowledged to be literary triumphs.' - The New York Times 'When I first read 'The Neon Wildrness'' I was... Read Full Overview

The Neon Wilderness is the vein Algren 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 his first... Read Full Overview

As rock and roll novelist Tom Carson writes in his introduction, "The Neon Wilderness is the pivotal book of Nelson Algren's career--the one which bid a subdued but determined farewell to everything that had earlier made him no more than just another good writer, and... Read Full Overview

As rock and roll novelist Tom Carson writes in his introduction, "The Neon Wilderness is the pivotal book of Nelson Algren's career--the one which bid a subdued but determined farewell to everything that had earlier made him no more than just another good writer, and... Read Full Overview

As rock and roll novelist Tom Carson writes in his introduction, "The Neon Wilderness is the pivotal book of Nelson Algren's career--the one which bid a subdued but determined farewell to everything that had earlier made him no more than just another good writer, and... Read Full Overview