Conversations with Nelson Algren

"In these conversations Nelson Algren reveals himself with all the gruff humor, deflating insight, honesty, and critical brilliance that marked his career. Encouraged by questions from H.E.F. Donohue, Algren discusses everything from his childhood to his complusion to write to his relationship with Simone de Beauvoir. The result is a masterful portrait of a rebel and a major American writer."--BOOK JACKET.