Nelson Algren [7334]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.5842
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birthday: 1909-03-28
Deathday: 1981-05-09
Age: 72 years
Movies: 5
Links: Homepage, IMDB
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.