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Nelson Algren reading from the man with the golden arm, from Great American authors read from their works, volume 2, Nelson Algren

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Nelson Algren reading from the man with the golden arm, from Great American authors read from their works, volume 2, Nelson Algren

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Nelson Algren reading from the man with the golden arm

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electronic resource

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Nelson Algren

Sub title

from Great American authors read from their works, volume 2

Summary

Author Nelson Algren reads from his award-winning novel, The Man with the Golden Arm. The passage tells of Frankie Machine's wife, Sophie, who confined to a wheelchair since a drunk-driving accident caused by Frankie. The narration implies that Sophie's paralysis is psychological in origin, and is unconsciously used to keep Frankie with her. Frankie is in hiding, being sought by the police for murder. Sophie waits anxiously for his return, recalling their early love, and drifting in and out of fantasies that foreshadow the breakdown and mental institution that await her. Algren planned the reading meticulously, arranging various sections from the novel to form a coherent whole

Target audience

adult

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Man with the golden arm

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