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The Last Carousel

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5

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19H 1min
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English
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Short stories

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.

© 2020 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781094070421

Release date

Audiobook: January 25, 2020

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