Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Age
72
Birth Date
March 28, 1909
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Socials
Nelson Algren
March 28, 1909 – 1981
Biography
Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.
