Nelson Algren (International) assertion Nelson Algren i(A108923 works by)
Born: Established: Detroit, Michigan,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,
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Gender: Male
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Nelson Algren was an American author born in Detroit, Michigan. He wrote many pieces about the lives of social outcasts. His outlook was shaped by his five month period spent in jail after he was caught stealing a typewriter from an abandoned classroom.

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  • Algen is included in AustLit because his work was banned or restricted in Australia by the federal censor.
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