← Edward DahlbergFrom Flushing to Calvaryby Edward DahlbergNovel of adolescent alienation and spiritual search in working-class New York CityFind 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→Because I Was FleshAutobiographical memoir of poverty, displacement, and artistic awakening in Depression-era America→The Sorrows of Priapus→Can These Bones Live→