The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm

1949 • 365 pages

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Gambler Frankie Machine struggles to stay alive amid the corruption and drug addiction of Chicago's slums and underworld

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Wow. What a powerful book. It's an epic tragedy. The voices and the setting have a credibility that I rarely see in contemporary books. Highly recommended realistic fiction about drug addiction.

December 23, 2014