Products specifications
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Author
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Nelson Algren |
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Pub Date
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12/01/2005 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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480 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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813.52 |
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GBPPrice
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12.99 |
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Availability
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Available |
The Man with the Golden Arm tells the story of Frankie Machine, the golden arm dealer at a back street 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. With consummate skill and a finely-tuned ear for the authentic dialogue of the backstreets, Algren lays bare the tragedy and humour of Frankie's world.
Features the first UK publication of a foreword by Kurt Vonnegut and an afterword by Studs Terkel.
