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The man with the golden arm

Algren, NelsonWelsh, Irvine(Introduction by)
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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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Canongate Books
1847676421 / 9781847676429
eBook (EPUB)
813.52
04/06/2009
English
480 pages
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