Never Come Morning

Edited update 5/8/18 I am so glad I finally read the classic Chicago novel by once famous Chicago realist writer Algren, who once was touted by fellow Chicago writer Ernest Hemingway as one of the two best Chicago writers ever. This is technically (as I learned, not from my own reading) his second no......more

My favorite book ever written about Chicago. Maybe the most brutal book ever read either.......more

In Italia Algren è poco conosciuto: quasi più per essere stato un grande amore di Simone de Beauvoir (nelle sue memorie lei ha raccontato per filo e per segno la loro storia, tormentata e dolorosa) che per essere stato un ottimo scrittore. Eppure è così, e sarebbe il caso di stampare o ristampare i......more

(This is part 2 of a special 14-part essay series I'm writing this year, examining in detail nearly the entire ouevre of controversial Chicago author Nelson Algren, on the occasion of his 100th birthday. For an introduction to this series, as well as links to all the other essays, you can click here......more

I am still processing the ending, as I just finished it four minutes ago, but I think I was fairly pleased with the novel. I will write more about it after I have time to reflect more, but it ended perfectly. Edit - After months, perhaps I can express my opinions on this novel: Basically, if you are l......more