Nelson Algren
Nelson Algren (1909–1981), raised in Chicago, won the first National Book Award for Fiction (1950) for The Man with the Golden Arm. He also wrote Chicago: City on the Make and A Walk on the Wild Side.
Nelson Algren (1909–1981), raised in Chicago, won the first National Book Award for Fiction (1950) for The Man with the Golden Arm. He also wrote Chicago: City on the Make and A Walk on the Wild Side.