English Summary/英文概要： Algren at the top of his form."""" - The New York Times """"Essential Algren."""" - The Washington Post Classic Algren from the 1960s and ’70s, this collection of fiction and reportage was written on ships and in ports of call around the world. Includes accounts of brothels in Vietnam and Mexico, stories of the boxing ring, and tales of his time in Chicago. A delight for all Algren fans.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： “失乐园”(The LastCarousel)中的小说和报告文学是纳尔逊·阿尔格伦(Nelson Algren)有生之年出版的最后一部小说集之一，是作家在环游世界时，船停靠港口码头的随笔，这些文章包括了越南和墨西哥的妓院，拳击场的故事，以及阿尔格伦对最爱的球队芝加哥白袜队的追忆，和其他一些人物故事。在这部小说集里，不仅仅是阿尔格伦字里行间投射出的激情，还有这位作家令人赞叹的多元化文化元素。(Sandy)

Nelson Algren (1909-1981) wrote of the despised urban underbelly of America before it was fashionable to do so, and still stands as one of our most defiant and enduring novelists. His novels include The Man with the Golden Arm, winner of the first National Book Award, A Walk on the Wild Side, and Never Come Morning.