Once Were Warriors - Couverture souple

Duff, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099578417 ISBN 13 : 9780099578413

Editeur : Vintage, 1995

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Winner of the 1991 PEN Best Book Award

"Upon its New Zealand publication in 1990, this controversial debut novel rocketed to the bestseller list. It's easy to sec why. Beth, a Maori mother, feels nothing but anger and disgust at her people, who accept second-class citizenship as a given. Relegated to public housing in an unnamed City, she lives just two blocks away from whites whose homes offer tantalizing glimpses of a privileged existence she and her family will never have. As far as Beth is concerned the Maoris would not have become impoverished lackeys with very little self esteem had they stayed close to their warrior roots ... Duff shows courage in attacking the view that assimilation is the first step out of poverty, and lie does so by spinning a compelling talc."

"A compelling and insightful glimpse into the overwhelming struggles faced by the disenfranchised poor of any urban society including America's own inner cities."

"The Maoris in Pine Block, New Zealand, have lives filled with frustration, alcohol, and violence... This book allows readers to experience the raw reality of this society. Powerful but unsettling."

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0099578417
• ISBN 13: 9780099578413
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208