The man with the golden arm

Author(s)

• Algren, Nelson
• Gifford, Barry

Bibliographic Information

The man with the golden arm

Nelson Algren ; with a prologue and epilogue by Barry Gifford

（Rebel Inc. classics, 7）

Rebel Inc., 2000

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This novel tells the story of Frankie Machine, the golden arm dealer at a backstreet 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. The book lays bare the tragedy and humour of Frankie's world.

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Details

• NCID: BA71234264
• ISBN:
  • 086241976X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Edinburgh
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 369 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 813.52
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Inner cities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction
  • LCSH : Poor -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA71234173