The Man with the Golden Arm, Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm, Nelson Algren
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The Man with the Golden Arm

Author: Nelson Algren

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 12 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/30/2009

Synopsis

Winner of the first National Book Award in 1950, this modern classic takes us into the gritty underbelly of post–World War II America. It is the story of “Frankie Machine,” a veteran, drug addict, and card-dealer in an illicit poker game being run in Chicago’s near northwest side. Frankie has just returned from the federal prison for narcotics addicts in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was exposed to all the pressures, anxieties, and temptations that had put him there in the first place.

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.

About Malcolm Hillgartner

Malcolm Hillgartner is an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. Named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2013 and the recipient of several Earphones Awards, he has narrated over 250 audiobooks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Francesc

Novela melancólica. Algren nos narra la vida de Frankie Machine y su amigo "Gorrión" en el barrio polaco del Chicago después de la II Guerra Mundial. Es una novela muy plana. Está muy bien escrita y todo eso, pero me he aburrido soberanamente. Todo es muy pausado, sin altibajos, una narración sobria,......more

Goodreads review by Dave

I have read a few of the Chicagoan Nelson Algren texts--most notably the bleakly beautiful Never Come Morning--but I had read this novel for which he received his most recognition, which also received the first National Book Award in 1950. It is basically a portrait of the underside of Chicago that......more

Quotes

“This is a man writing and you should not read it if you cannot take a punch…Mr. Algren can hit with both hands and move around and he will kill you if you are not awfully careful…Mr. Algren, boy, you are good.” Ernest Hemingway

“A true novelist’s triumph.” Time

“A classic portrayalstylish, atmospheric and moving.” Independent on Sunday (London)

“A thriller that packs more of a punch than pulp fiction and more grittiness than either Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett.” Scotsman (Edinburgh)

Awards

  • National Book Award
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