From Library Journal
This 1973 volume was reprinted along with Algren's 1986 The Neon Wilderness. Together they offer both short stories and nonfiction pieces dealing with the baser elements of life presented by someone who knew them well. (Classic Returns, LJ 10/15/97)Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Midwest Book Review
The Last Carousel is a tour-de-force anthology of Nelson Algren's short stories. Here is Algren's rich output from the 1960s and 1970s. Tough, streetwise stories and travelogues from around the world, The Last Carousel includes accounts of brothels in Vietnam and Mexico, stories of the boxing ring, and reminiscences of his beloved Chicago White Sox, and more!

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Often compared in scope to the writings of Norman Mailer, these stories are classic late Algren. Reprinted after 25 years, this collection of streetwise, funny stories from Algren's travels is long overdue. His bracing wit, poetic sensibility, and pathos in describing the dispossessed are fully evident.

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal