Nelson Algren
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 28, 1909
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- May 9, 1981
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.
Movies with Nelson Algren
- Fearless Frank 1969 · ★ 5.6
- Goldstein 1965 · ★ 5.8
- Algren 2021 · ★ 6.0
- Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All... 2015
- The New Deal for Artists 1976