“A writer lives in awe of words for they can be twisted in any way. The writer who neglects punctuation, or misuses it, is like a violinist who neglects his fiddlestick.”

About Nelson Algren

Author • American

Nelson Algren was a celebrated American author known for his gritty portrayals of the downtrodden and marginalized. His most famous novel, "The Man with the Golden Arm," won the first National Book Award for Fiction in...