The Devil’s Stocking by Nelson Algren audiobook

The Devil’s Stocking

By Nelson Algren
Foreword by Herbert Mitgang
Read by Kevin Kenerly

Blackstone Publishing

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781094070216

  • ISBN: 9781094070209

  • ISBN: 9781094070223

Runtime: 9.59 Hours
Category: Fiction/Literary
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

A boxer finds himself the targeted victim of a vindictive group in the story of one man’s battle against injustice in the dark underworld of urban America.

The Devil’s Stocking is the story of Ruby Calhoun, a boxer accused of murder in a shadowy world of low-purse fighters, cops, con artists, and bar girls. Chronicling a battle for truth and human dignity which gives way to a larger story of life and death decisions, literary grandmaster Nelson Algren’s last novel is a fitting capstone to a long and brilliant career.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“The Devil’s Stocking is clearly vintage Algren…His language throughout the novel is precise, controlled, almost entirely free of the lush lyrical excesses of the past, but nonetheless genuinely warm and alive.” New York Times Book Review

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Author

Author Bio: Nelson Algren

Author Bio: Nelson Algren

Nelson Algren (1909–1981), now considered one of America’s finest novelists, was born in Detroit and lived most of his life in Chicago. His jobs included migrant worker, journalist, and medical worker. He is the author of five novels, including The Man with the Golden Arm, which was the winner of the first National Book Award.

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Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Literary
Runtime: 9.59
Audience: Adult
Language: English