Criticism

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."

Interviews

Baker, John F. Interview with Nelson Algren. Publishers Weekly 204, No. 26 (December 31, 1973): 12-13.

Interview conducted following the publication of Algren's The Last Carousel. The author discusses such topics as critical reception to his works in Europe and contemporary American writers he admires.

Perlongo, Robert A. Interview with Nelson Algren. Chicago Review II, No. 3 (Autumn 1957): 92-8.

Algren discusses such subjects as The Man with the Golden Arm, meeting Ernest Hemingway, contemporary American fiction, and his writing technique.

Ray, David. "A Talk on the Wild Side: A Bowl of Coffee with Nelson Algren." The Reporter 20, No. 12 (June 11, 1959): 31-3.

Interview in which Algren discusses his association with Ernest Hemingway, whether academic studies are necessary to be a writer, and characters in The Neon Wilderness.

Additional coverage of Algren's life and career is contained in the following sources published by The Gale Group: Contemporary Authors, Vols. 13-16, 103, rev. ed.; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 20; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vols. 4, 10, 33; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 9; Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook: 1981, 1982; and Major 20th-century Writers, Vol. 1.