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Also Known As	Nelson Ahlgren Abraham
Born	March 28, 1909 • Detroit • Michigan
Died	May 9, 1981 (aged 72) • Sag Harbor • New York
Awards And Honors	National Book Award (1950)
Notable Works	“A Walk on the Wild Side” • “Chicago, City on the Make ” • “Never Come Morning” • “Notes from a Sea Diary: Hemingway All the Way” • “Somebody in Boots” • “The Devil’s Stocking” • “The Man with the Golden Arm” • “The Neon Wilderness”

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