num_pages: 343
description: Gambler Frankie Machine struggles to stay alive amid the corruption and drug addiction of Chicago's slums and underworld
language: English
title: The Man with the Golden Arm
titlecomplete: The Man with the Golden Arm
characters: Sophie Majcinek, Sparrow Saltskin, Niftie Louie Fomorowsky, Frankie Majcinek, Molly Novotny
genres: Noir, Crime, American, Literary Fiction, Classics, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Mystery, 20th Century
ratings_count: 2967
places: Chicago, Illinois
awards: awardedAt: -631123200000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books