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Can I read The Man with the Golden Arm on EtoBox?
The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Man with the Golden Arm about?
"A novel of rare genius, The Man with the Golden Arm has been called "Algren's most satisfying work." It describes the dissolution of a card-dealing WWII veteran named Frankie Machine, caught in the act of slowly cutting his own heart into water-thin slices. For Frankie, a murder committed may be the least of his problems.". "In this first critical edition of an Algren work, Algren's novel is joined by reminiscences from John Clellon Holmes, Mike Royko, Studs Terkel, and Kurt Vonnegut, among others; rare photos by Art Shay; a previously unpublished letter by Algren on the novel's genesis; and an array of critical views, both contemporary and historical."--BOOK JACKET.
Who reads The Man with the Golden Arm?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Nelson Algren
- Publisher
- Four Walls Eight Windows
- Published
- 1990
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780941423380
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (80 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The Man with the Golden Arm (50th Anniversary Edition): 50th Anniversary Critical Edition (1999)
- The Man with the Golden Arm : 50th Anniversary Critical Edition (2011)
- The Man With the Golden Arm (1949)
- The Man with the Golden Arm (2009)
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1996)
- The Man with the Golden Arm (2011)
- The Man with the Golden Arm : a Novel (1978)
- Liberal Eugenics : In Defence of Human Enhancement (2004)
- The Man With the Golden Arm (1998)
- The Man with the Golden Arm (2003)
- The Man with the Golden Arm : 50th Anniversary Critical Edition (1949)
- The Man with the Golden Arm (50th Anniversary Edition): 50th Anniversary Critical Edition (2011)