Algren, Nelson & Flanagan, Richard [introduction] — A Walk On The Wild Side

Cannongate 2006 reprint. Paperback, F. xxx+333pp, a fine copy. A novel, originally published in 1956. Set in the Depression era, it tells of a naive Texan drifting from his hometown to New Orleans. Nelson Algren [ 1909 - 1981 ] American writer, who's work told of 'drunks, pimps, prostitutes, freaks, drug addicts, prize fighters, corrupt politicians, and hoodlums'.