Nelson Algren

Op een novembermiddag wordt Maggie Nelson gebeld door haar moeder: de zaak rondom de onopgeloste moord op Maggies tante Jane wordt heropend. Aangenome

Jude en haar tweelingbroer Noah zijn tot hun 13e onafscheidelijk, ondanks hun uiteenlopende karakters. Noah is introvert, tekent de hele dag en is in

The book that inspired Lou Reed's 'A Walk on the Wild Side' and was made into a screenplay by John Fante

Tells the story of Frankie Machine, the golden arm dealer at a back street Chicago gambling den. Frankie reckons he's a tough guy in the Chicago under

Never Come Morning is unique among the novels of Algren. The author's only romance, the novel concerns Bruno Bicek, a would-be boxer from Chicago's No

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL Dancing is the one thing that can solve Stephen's problems. At Church with his family, the shimmer of

WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2021 'A tender and touching love story, beautifully told' Observer 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2021 'Hands-

In 1969, Jane Mixer, a first-year law student at the University of Michigan, posted a note on a student noticeboard to share a lift back to her hometo

Waarover spreken we als we over vrijheid spreken? En over wiens vrijheid spreken we dan? Deze vragen vormen de kern van veel debatten die de kunst- en

In Over vrijheid observeert Nelson hoezeer het begrip vrijheid verbonden is met haar tegenpolen, met beperking, plicht, discipline, verslaving, dogmat

A raw, cerebral work devoted to the inextricability of pleasure and pain, and to the question of what role, if any, aesthetic beauty can play in times