The fiction and reportage included in The Last Carousel, one of the final collections published during Nelson Algren's lifetime, was written on ships and in ports of call around the world, and includes accounts of brothels in Vietnam and Mexico, stories of the boxing ring, and reminiscences of Algren's beloved Chicago White Sox, among other subjects. In this collection, not just Algren's intensity but his diversity are revealed and celebrated.

A newly designed edition of one of the most worldly collections in Nelson Algren’s repertoire with a new introduction by Colin Asher.

"Algren at the top of his form."—New York Times

The fiction and reportage included in The Last Carousel, the last of Nelson Algren’s works published during his lifetime, was written on ships and in ports of call around the world—from boxing matches and brothels to gambling tables and horse races to reminiscences of Algren’s beloved Chicago White Sox. In this collection, not just Algren’s intensity but his diverse range of interests are revealed and celebrated through his gritty and unabridged accounts of the vagabond lifestyle.