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Once Were Warriors
Alan Duff
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Description for Once Were Warriors
Paperback. A first novel which has been a bestseller in New Zealand, and has been made into a film. It is a portrayal of Maoris in New Zealand society, and a story in which everyone is a victim until the strength and vision of one woman transcends brutality and leads the way to a new life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Alan Duff's groundbreaking first novel is one of the most talked about books ever published in New Zealand and now the basis of a major New Zealand film. This hard hitting story is a frank and uncompromising portrayal of Maoris in New Zealand society. It is a raw and powerful story in which everyone is a victim until the strength and vision of one woman transcends brutality and leads the way to a new life.
Alan Duff's groundbreaking first novel is one of the most talked about books ever published in New Zealand and now the basis of a major New Zealand film. This hard hitting story is a frank and uncompromising portrayal of Maoris in New Zealand society. It is a raw and powerful story in which everyone is a victim until the strength and vision of one woman transcends brutality and leads the way to a new life.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099578413
SKU
V9780099578413
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Ref
99-99
About Alan Duff
Alan Duff was born in 1950 and lives with his wife and four children in Havelock North, New Zealand. He has published six novels, most notably, the Once Were Warriors trilogy; a novella, State Ward; and six works of non-fiction, including the controversial Maori: The Crisis and the Challenge. Once Were Warriors won the PEN Best First Book for Fiction ... Read more
Reviews for Once Were Warriors
A searing look at the urban subculture of New Zealand's native people
Toronto Globe and Mail
A starkly realistic account...as important, as frank, as powerful a book as [Alice Walker's The Color Purple] was for Americans
Dominion (New Zealand)
Toronto Globe and Mail
A starkly realistic account...as important, as frank, as powerful a book as [Alice Walker's The Color Purple] was for Americans
Dominion (New Zealand)