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FURTHER READING

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Edwards, Thomas R. "Underground Man." New York Review of Books XXXVII, No. 11 (June 28, 1990): 22-4.

Provides an overview of Algren's life and career and discusses mixed critical reaction to his work.

Harkness, James David. "Nelson Algren: 60 Years from Mack Avenue, He Still Likes 'The People Underneath'." Detroit Free Press (May 26, 1974): 6-9.

Feature article based on an interview with Algren in which Harkness discusses Algren's life and career.

Leonard, John. "Monsters, Butter-Pastry, Saltines." National Review 15, No. 26 (December 31, 1963): 571.

Negative review of Nelson Algren's Own Book of Lonesome Monsters. Leonard states that four stories, including Algren's, do not belong in the anthology and the remaining pieces are "severely flawed."

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Criticism
   1. John Woodburn (review date 1947)
   2. Catherine Meredith Brown (review date 1947)
   3. George Bluestone (essay date 1957)
   4. Maxwell Geismar (essay date 1958)
   5. Haskel Frankel (review date 1963)
   6. R. W. Lid (essay date 1966)
   7. Daniel R. Silkowski (essay date 1971)
   8. James R. Frakes (review date 1973)
   9. Saul Maloff (review date 1974)
   10. Commonweal (review date 1947)
   11. R. W. Lid (essay date 1975)
   12. Martha Heasley Cox and Wayne Chatterton (essay date 1975)
   13. Tom Carson (essay date 1986)
   14. Kirkus Reviews (review date 1995)
   15. Albert E. Wilhelm (review date 1995)
   16. Bettina Drew (essay date 1995)
4. Further Reading
5. Copyright