Algren
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Something similar might be said of Banks, who, like Algren, wrote in part to give voice to the marginalized.
From Los Angeles Times
He never sought the seedy side of urban life like Nelson Algren or Upton Sinclair.
From Washington Post
When she won a Nelson Algren award for short fiction in 1993, she felt her career was about to take off.
From Washington Post
Nelson Algren joined the Chicago office in a city reeling from the Depression.
From Los Angeles Times
Algren would certainly agree, since he was under constant surveillance himself during the 1950s for suspicion of being a communist.
From Washington Post
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