Algren

American  

[awl-grin] / ˈɔl grɪn /

noun

1. Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

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Algren British  

/ ˈɔːlɡrən /

noun

1. Nelson. 1909–81, US novelist. His novels, mostly set in Chicago, include Never Come Morning (1942) and The Man with the Golden Arm (1949)

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Example Sentences

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

To this catalogue of sagacity, Algren today might add, Never trust a group that claims to work for God, country or liberty, as any or all three are unlikely to be well-represented.

From Washington Post