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"Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom's. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own."
... Nelson Algren (1909-81), American writer ... quote from his 1956 novel A Walk on the Wild Side.
At first I found it amusing meeting in the flesh that classic American species: self-made leftist writer. Now, I began taking an interest in Brogan. Through his stories, you got the feeling that he claimed no rights to life and that nevertheless he had always had a passionate desire to live. I liked that mixture of modesty and eagerness.
ReplyDeleteNelson Algren was denied a passport. Besides having belonged to left-wing organizations he had presided over a meeting held to protest the execution of the Rosenbergs.
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