Never Come Morning, Nelson Algren
Never Come Morning, Nelson Algren
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Never Come Morning

Author: Nelson Algren

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki; directed by Emily Janice Card

Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/30/2009

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Bruno Bicek, Lefty, is a prizefighter and smalltime hood in Chicago. Boxing is his ticket to escape hard times and gang life, but when Bruno doesn't prevent the brutal gang rape of his girlfriend, Steffi, it tears them apart, their worlds changed forever. Bruno is sent to jail and Steffi to a brothel governed by the brutality of a local crime boss, the Barber. Sinister and dark, the Barber controls Steffi and has no intention of letting her go. Why should he, when he holds all the cards? Bruno and Steffi, who dream of breaking free, learn this in the end and find that for them there will be no bright morning.

About Nelson Algren

Nelson Algren (1909–1981), now considered one of America’s finest novelists, was born in Detroit and lived most of his life in Chicago. His jobs included migrant worker, journalist, and medical worker. He is the author of five novels, including The Man with the Golden Arm, which was the winner of the first National Book Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on May 08, 2018

Edited update 5/8/18 I am so glad I finally read the classic Chicago novel by once famous Chicago realist writer Algren, who once was touted by fellow Chicago writer Ernest Hemingway as one of the two best Chicago writers ever. This is technically (as I learned, not from my own reading) his second no......more

Goodreads review by Matt on August 15, 2008

My favorite book ever written about Chicago. Maybe the most brutal book ever read either.......more

Goodreads review by Xenja on October 20, 2020

In Italia Algren è poco conosciuto: quasi più per essere stato un grande amore di Simone de Beauvoir (nelle sue memorie lei ha raccontato per filo e per segno la loro storia, tormentata e dolorosa) che per essere stato un ottimo scrittore. Eppure è così, e sarebbe il caso di stampare o ristampare i......more

Goodreads review by Jason on July 06, 2009

(This is part 2 of a special 14-part essay series I'm writing this year, examining in detail nearly the entire ouevre of controversial Chicago author Nelson Algren, on the occasion of his 100th birthday. For an introduction to this series, as well as links to all the other essays, you can click here......more

Goodreads review by Veronica on June 22, 2013

I am still processing the ending, as I just finished it four minutes ago, but I think I was fairly pleased with the novel. I will write more about it after I have time to reflect more, but it ended perfectly. Edit - After months, perhaps I can express my opinions on this novel: Basically, if you are l......more

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