Nelson Algren – The Neon Wilderness – First Edition 1965
£95.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘The Neon Wilderness’ published by Andre Deutsch in 1965. A very good book without inscriptions – previous bookseller’s stamp to the rear pastedown. In a good unclipped wrapper with a closed tear to the foot of the spine and associated wear – savagely price clipped to the rear flap.
A gritty short story collection set in the underbelly of Chicago during the 1930s and 1940s. Through vivid, compassionate prose, Algren portrays the lives of society’s outcasts—junkies, drunks, gamblers, and petty criminals—capturing their struggles, hopes, and despair. The stories reveal deep empathy for the marginalised, emphasising humanity amid hardship. Algren’s raw realism and poetic style make this collection a landmark of American urban fiction and social commentary.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘The Neon Wilderness’ published by Andre Deutsch in 1965. A very good book without inscriptions – previous bookseller’s stamp to the rear pastedown. In a good unclipped wrapper with a closed tear to the foot of the spine and associated wear – savagely price clipped to the rear flap.
A gritty short story collection set in the underbelly of Chicago during the 1930s and 1940s. Through vivid, compassionate prose, Algren portrays the lives of society’s outcasts—junkies, drunks, gamblers, and petty criminals—capturing their struggles, hopes, and despair. The stories reveal deep empathy for the marginalised, emphasising humanity amid hardship. Algren’s raw realism and poetic style make this collection a landmark of American urban fiction and social commentary.
