Author: | Nelson Algren | ISBN: | 9781632460448 |
Publisher: | Ig Publishing | Publication: | March 6, 2017 |
Imprint: | Ig Publishing | Language: | English |
Author: | Nelson Algren |
ISBN: | 9781632460448 |
Publisher: | Ig Publishing |
Publication: | March 6, 2017 |
Imprint: | Ig Publishing |
Language: | English |
Nelson Algren was a renowned writer, known for his penetrating and influential social novels such as The Man With the Golden Arm and A Walk on the Wild Side. Originally published in 1935, Somebody in Boots was Algren's first novel, based on his experiences living in Texas during the Great Depression. A wonderful companion to Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, this new edition of Somebody in Boots features an introduction by Colin Asher, who is writing a forthcoming biography of Algren.
Nelson Algren was a renowned writer, known for his penetrating and influential social novels such as The Man With the Golden Arm and A Walk on the Wild Side. Originally published in 1935, Somebody in Boots was Algren's first novel, based on his experiences living in Texas during the Great Depression. A wonderful companion to Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, this new edition of Somebody in Boots features an introduction by Colin Asher, who is writing a forthcoming biography of Algren.