Once Were Warriors
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...
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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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679761815 (0679761810)
Publish date: February 28th 1995
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Contemporary,
Sociology,
Modern,
Modern Classics,
Abuse,
Dark
Series: Once were warriors trilogy (#1)
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