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Winner of the 1991 PEN Best Book Award
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"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."
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.
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- ÉditeurUniversity of Hawai'i Press
- Date d'édition1985
- ISBN 10 0824817621
- ISBN 13 9780824817626
- ReliureRelié
- Nombre de pages204
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