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The man with the golden arm

Paperback • 2005 • English

The man with the golden arm

By Algren, Nelson

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About the book

The Man with the Golden Arm tells the story of Frankie Machine, the golden arm dealer at a back street Chicago gambling den. Frankie reckons he's a tough guy in the Chicago underworld but finds that he's not tough enough to kick his heroin addiction. With consummate skill and a finely-tuned ear for the authentic dialogue of the backstreets, Algren lays bare the tragedy and humour of Frankie's world.Features the first UK publication of a foreword by Kurt Vonnegut and an afterword by Studs Terkel.

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Book details

ISBN

9781841955612

Publisher

Canongate

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

The man with the golden arm

Format

Paperback

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