← Edward DahlbergBecause I Was Fleshby Edward DahlbergAutobiographical memoir of poverty, displacement, and artistic awakening in Depression-era AmericaFind on Amazon↗About the authorEdward DahlbergEdward Dahlberg wrote Bottom Dogs, a stark autobiographical novel of orphanhood and vagrancy that D.H. Lawrence introduced to the world. His later baroque, biblical prose style attracted devoted admirers including Allen Ginsberg.More by Edward DahlbergBottom DogsNovel of a homeless boy's brutal struggle for survival on the streets and in institutions→From Flushing to CalvaryNovel of adolescent alienation and spiritual search in working-class New York City→The Sorrows of Priapus→Can These Bones Live→