The Warriors by Sol Yurick (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Warriors by Sol Yurick The extraordinary novel that became the legendary cult movie. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Its a hot 4th of July night in New York City. In the darkness of the Bronx, thousands of boys have gathered from all across the city. Among them are the warriors of the Coney Island Dominators. Ismael Rivera, leader of the Delancey Thrones, has called an assembly of New Yorks disparate youth gangs. Why should they keep taking it from the Man when they could be the ones giving it to everyone else?But when the assembly descends into violence, the Dominators are suddenly a very long way home from home. The Warriors follows the Dominators as they rape and murder their way back to Coney Island through the terrifying New York night. First published in 1965, Sol Yuricks bleak and shocking novel is a brutal tale of young men left to raise themselves, and an urgent warning about the animal savagery that emerges from the torn fabric of human society. Author Biography Sol Yurick was born in 1925 in New York. The son of Jewish immigrants, Yurick grew up in a politically active working-class household. He enlisted in the Army during the Second World War, then studied literature before taking a job in New York Citys welfare department, where he became familiar with the children of welfare families, many of whom belonged to youth gangs. This experience formed the basis for The Warriors, his first and best-known novel. He was a lifelong social activist and lived his whole life in New York; he died in Brooklyn in 2013. Review Sol Yurick...was too radical, too extreme and too violent for the respectable literary establishment of New York, yet no writer more fully embodied the citys anguished spirit in the 1960s * Guardian *The best novel of its kind Ive read. An altogether perfect achievement. Im sure that to many it will sound like sacrilege but I have to say I think it a better novel than Lord of The Flies. -- Warren Miller Promotional The extraordinary novel that became the legendary cult movie Long Description The extraordinary novel that became the legendary cult movie. Its a hot 4th of July night in New York City. In the darkness of the Bronx, thousands of boys have gathered from all across the city. Among them are the warriors of the Coney Island Dominators. Ismael Rivera, leader of the Delancey Thrones, has called an assembly of New Yorks disparate youth gangs. Why should they keep taking it from the Man when they could be the ones giving it to everyone else? But when the assembly descends into violence, the Dominators are suddenly a very long way home from home. The Warriors follows the Dominators as they rape and murder their way back to Coney Island through the terrifying New York night. First published in 1965, Sol Yuricks bleak and shocking novel is a brutal tale of young men left to raise themselves, and an urgent warning about the animal savagery that emerges from the torn fabric of human society. Review Text Sol Yurick...was too radical, too extreme and too violent for the respectable literary establishment of New York, yet no writer more fully embodied the citys anguished spirit in the 1960s Promotional "Headline" The extraordinary novel that became the legendary cult movie Details ISBN1788164334 Author Sol Yurick Pages 224 Publisher Profile Books Ltd Series Serpents Tail Classics Year 2020 ISBN-10 1788164334 ISBN-13 9781788164337 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Language English Publication Date 2020-02-27 UK Release Date 2020-02-27 AU Release Date 2020-02-27 Imprint Serpents Tail Edition Description Main - Classic edition Alternative 9781782837381 Audience General NZ Release Date 2020-03-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126858401;

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