The fiction and reportage included in The Last Carousel , one of the final collections published during Nelson Algren's lifetime, was written on ships and in ports of call around the world, and includes accounts of brothels in Vietnam and Mexico, stories of the boxing ring, and reminiscences of Algren's beloved Chicago White Sox, among other subjects. In this collection, not just Algren's intensity but his diversity are revealed and celebrated.
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The fiction and reportage included in The Last Carousel , one of the final collections published during Nelson Algren's lifetime, was written on ships and in ports of call around the world, and includes accounts of brothels in Vietnam and Mexico, stories of the boxing ring, and reminiscences of Algren's beloved Chicago White Sox, among other subjects. In this collection, not just Algren's intensity but his diversity are revealed and celebrated.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition. A bit of faint spotting on boards, thin dampstain at foot of spine and bottom edge of cover, very good in a very good dust jacket with moderate rubbing, a couple short tears, and an interior dampstain (that shows through a bit) and tape repair at the crown.
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Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the free endpaper with no other name present. Book is fine and unmarked. Jacket is unclipped and fine but for mild, minor rubbing to spine tips, and is protected by Mylar. Scarce signed and in this fine condition. Octavo.