Algren's last novel relates the story of Ruby Calhoun, a boxer accused of murder in a shadowy world of low-purse fighters, cops, con artists and bar girls. Algren chronicles a battle for truth and human dignity which gives way to a larger story of life and death deicisions. This is a man writing and you should not read it if you cannot take a punch.
Mr. Algren, boy, you are good.' - Ernest Hemingway 'Algren is an artist whose sympathy is as large as Victor Hugo's, an artist who ranks among our best American authors.' - Chicago Sun Times'
| ISBN: | 9781583226995 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2006 |
| Author: | Nelson Algren |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 316 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Algren's last novel relates the story of Ruby Calhoun, a boxer accused of murder in a shadowy world of low-purse fighters, cops, con artists and bar girls. Algren chronicles a battle for truth and human dignity which gives way to a larger story of life and death deicisions.
The Devil's Stocking features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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The Devil's Stocking was written by Nelson Algren and published by Seven Stories Press
The Devil's Stocking has 316 pages