If you have never read the warriors by sol yurick and are a big fan of the movie, i wholeheartedly suggest that you give it a read. What emerges from this night of madness and orgy has a relevance to the largescale human experience, a relevance far surpassing its immediate frontpage topicality. Once were warriors by duff, alan, 1995, vintage international edition, in english. Every gang in the city meets on a sweltering july 4 night in a bronx park for a peace rally. Apr 10, 2003 buy the paperback book the warriors by sol yurick at indigo.
Anytime the credits of a movie informed me that the movie had been based on a book, i. The warriors download pdfepub ebook gets free book. At less than 200 pages it is a short book and wont take long to get through. A new zealand classic, this novel is a raw and powerful portrayal of maori in new zealand society. After a huge gang meeting goes wrong, a gang known as the coney island. He was known for his book the warriors which became a major motion picture. There are many differences between the film and the book that is the basis for the film, which was written by sol yurick pictured in 1965 and which i just finished reading. A new zealand classic, this novel is a raw and powerful portrayal of maori in. Summary of the text the young warriors english literature blog. The rogues did it, but one of the warriors saw it happen, so the rogues say that the warriors did it. Sol yurick has books on goodreads with 3894 ratings. Readers of the warriors series mainly encounter fictional cats and their fantastical world, but they may learn a little about forest creatures and gain a general understanding that some types of forest plants are safe and enjoyable to eat catnip, some are poisonous, and still others have medicinal properties.
It is worthy of note that the warriors movie was a stylised comic book account of the ny gang culture, whilst the book deals with a much darker and indeed real life view of growing up on the wrong side of town. Once were warriors ebook by alan duff rakuten kobo. The warriors is a novel written by sol yurick and illustrated by frank modell in 1965. Yurick s tale is a combination of history and an exploration into the depths of new york city gangs. Here is one of the many places where the book is different from the movie. Sol yurick explored the dark underbelly of new york and felt that writers had often ignored the citys streets. The basis for the cultclassic film the warriors chronicles one new york city gangs nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the 1960s. Apr 23, 2014 the young warriors is a jamaican novel by author victor stafford reid, published in 1967. The warriors by sol yurick the warriors movie site.
I realize it has its flaws but it had a huge impact on me as a kid and, together with taxi driver and the outoftowners, pretty much defined this indiana boys terrifying conception of new york city, pregiuliani. The coney island dominators are the thread of this story, being very much a social commentary. Five teenage boys, members of a band of maroons runaway slaves in jamaica during the 19th to early 20th century living in the maroon community of mountain top, pass their villages initiation tests for them to be recognized as young maroon warriors. Jul 11, 2011 the book thief by zusak is an amazing read. Hills movie drew upon comicbook characterisation but yurick, who came out of the proletarian belly of new york, knew better. If you love the warriors movie then reading sol yuricks book will reward you with a whole new perspective if you have never read the warriors by sol yurick and are a big fan of the movie, the book is a mustread. Im sure that to many it will sound like sacrilege but i have to say that i think it a better novel than lord of the flies. Buy a cheap copy of the warriors book by sol yurick. The girl, played by actress deborah van valkenburgh, stays with them until the end. The warriors follows the dominators as they rape and murder their way back to coney island through the terrifying new york night. The basis of the cult classic film kindle edition by yurick, sol. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Yurick s gang is lord of the flies in nyc while the films gangs could be disneys interpretation.
Join the legion of fans who have made erin hunters warriors series a bestselling phenomenon. Sunset, brings more adventure, intrigue, and thrilling battles to the epic world of the warrior clans. The book was written in 1965 and centres around a series of events unfolding on the 4th of july. Sol yurick, a writer whose bestknown work, the 1965 novel the warriors, recast an ancient greek battle as a tale of warring new york street gangs and earned a cult following in print, on. Compared to the movie, the novel takes a closer look at the concepts of sexuality, reputation, family, and survival. The movie wanted to make the main characters, the warriors, much more sympathetic than yurick cared to write them.
He received a bachelors degree in english from new york university and a masters degree in english from brooklyn college. A penetrating look into the lives of the young scientists behind our space age weaponry by william j. His first novel, the warriors, was published in 1965. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Real and tremendously powerful san francisco examiner. It seems to me the best novel of its kind ive ever read, an altogether perfect achievement.
The warriors became a cult classic, later embraced by hiphop acts including the wutang clan, spoofed in a nike commercial and adapted as a playstation 2 game. The warriors, spawn of the miasmic streets, form the modern tribes of the shookup generation. Ebook the warriors libro electronico descargar pdf serie. The first book, the apprentices quest, which takes place approximately eight months after bramblestars storm, was released on 15 march 2016. An exhilarating novel that examines new york city teenagers, left behind by society, the warriors is sol yurick s first novel, and it is a triumph of his imagination and skill. During a meeting of all the gangs in new york, being held in the bronx, the leader of the most powerful gang, cyrus, is killed by an assassins bullet.
Sol yurick s novel has a few pieces of action plucked from the book s pages and inserted into the flick, but the majority of this book contains a grittier feel. Dec 01, 2007 the basis for the cultclassic film the warriors chronicles one new york city gangs nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the 1960s. Follow the adventures of the warrior cats as the four clans explore the forest around them, battle dark and mysterious prophecies, and learn to trust each other with their lives. Susanna yurick he went to work as a social investigator in the. Jan 07, 20 sol yurick explored the dark underbelly of new york and felt that writers had often ignored the citys streets. It is a 1970s cult classic about a gang from coney island called the warriors.
He worked for many years as an investigator for the new york city department of welfare. It became the inspiration for the cult classic movie the warriors. Solomon yurick was born on january 18, 1925 in manhattan, new york city. Every gang in the city meets on a sweltering july 4 night in a bronx park fo. I was already a fan of the film so it came as a bit of a shock at first to find the many changes to detail. Ses store audiobook audible downpour itunes amazon cd. The book itself switches perspectives occasionally, while mostly staying with hinton. Review of the warriors by sol yurick the warriors movie site. After the warriors beat up the orphans to get past them, the young woman, impressed, joins the warriors and accompanies and fights with them all the way to south brooklyn. The crowd of miscreants turns violent after a prominent gang leader is killed and chaos prevails over the attempt at order. Based on the book and film, it appears new york city didnt change much between 1965 and 1979. First published in 1965, sol yurick s 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. First published in 1965, sol yurick s 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. Yurick was born on january 18, 1925 to a russian jewish immigrant father sam, a miller, and his mother flo, a lithuanian jewish immigrant.
Books include the warriors, fertig, the bag, someone just like you, an island death, richard a. Solomon sol yurick january 18, 1925 january 5, 20 was an american novelist. Broad and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The books main characters are sparkpawsparkpelt and alderpawalderheart who are. The warriors by yurick, sol and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jan 10, 20 sol yurick, a writer whose bestknown work, the 1965 novel the warriors, recast an ancient greek battle as a tale of warring new york street gangs and earned a cult following in print, on. The warriors by sol yurick overdrive rakuten overdrive. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the warriors. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Read once were warriors by alan duff available from rakuten kobo. Denise the whole team at unlock the teacher llc is looking forward to an exciting teaching year with schools around the united states and possibly abroadstay tuned as we will continually share what our children, our future is reading. They may not have the power to shift like the valdier or the sarafin but they have hidden powers of their own. Walter hills film adaptation of sol yurick s novel is one of my favorite movies of the 70s. The basis for the cultclassic film the warriors chronicles one new york city gangs nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the.
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