Publisher Description

The basis for the cult-classic film The Warrion chronicles one New York City gang's nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the 1960s. Every gang in the city meets on a sweltering July 4 night in a Bronx park for a peace rally. The crowd of miscreants turns violent after a prominent gang leader is killed and chaos prevails over teh attempt at order. The Warriors follows the Dominators making their way back to their home territory without being killed. The police are prowling the city in search of anyone invloved in the mayhem. An exhilarating novel that examines New York City teenagers, left behind by society, who form identity and personal strength through their affiliation with their "family, " The Warriors weaves together social commentary with ancient legends for a classic coming-of-age tale.

Author Biography

Sol Yurick is the author of several novels, including Ferting, which was also made into a feature Hollywood film. He has been a writer, intellectual, and political activist his whole life.

Review

"Sol Yurick writes with savage power and Chaucerian detail. His sentences are short, punchy, telling."

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