Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff
Once Were Warriors is Alan Duff's harrowing vision of his country's indigenous people two hundred years after the English conquest. In prose that is both raw and compelling, it tells the story of Beth Heke, a Maori woman struggling to keep her family from falling apart, despite the squalor and violence of the housing projects in which they live. Conveying both the rich textures of Maori tradition and the wounds left by its absence, Once Were Warriors is a masterpiece of unblinking realism, irresistible energy, and great sorrow.Alan Duff was born in 1950 and currently resides in Havelock North, New Zealand, with his wife and four children. Once Were Warriors and One Night Out Stealing are his novels; State Ward is a novella; and Maori: The Crisis and the Challenge is a nonfiction piece. Once Were Warriors, Duff's novel, won the PEN Best First Book for Fiction Prize and was adapted into a critically praised film, for which Duff authored the original screenplay.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780679761815 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679761810 |
| Title | Once Were Warriors |
| Author | Alan Duff |
| Series | Vintage International |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1995-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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