Once Were Warriors Alan Duff

Name: Once Were Warriors By Alan Duff
SKU: 9780099578413
Price: 14.99 AUD
Availability: InStock

Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff

Reviews:

$14.99

Condition - Very Good

Only 3 left

Very Good Good Well Read

Summary

The Hekes are a family in turmoil. A tyrannical, alcoholic, violent patriarch, an alcoholic, ever-trying-to-reform mother, and three degenerate children. Can the draw Maori ritual and tradition pull them back from the brink?

Once Were Warriors Summary

Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff

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.

Once Were Warriors 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) *

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 Award and was made into an internationally acclaimed film for which Alan Duff wrote the original screenplay.

Additional information

Sku

GOR001492773

ISBN 13

9780099578413

ISBN 10

0099578417

Title

Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff

Author

Alan Duff

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

19950316

Number of pages

208

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us