Once Were Warriors
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
Once Were Warriors
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Alan Duff
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:208 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780099578413
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Classifications | Dewey:823 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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Imprint |
Vintage
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Publication Date |
16 March 1995 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
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 Award and was made into an internationally acclaimed film for which Alan Duff wrote the original screenplay.
Reviews"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) *
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