His daughter susanna tells the new york times it was due to complications of lung cancer. The book itself switches perspectives occasionally, while mostly staying with hinton. Mar 19, 2019 listen to warriors audiobook by sol yurick. Ive always wanted to read the sol yurick book over the years, but it was always out of print.
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Here is one of the many places where the book is different from the movie. On the 4th of july, a sweltering summers night, 100,000 new york gang members gather in the bronx as cyrus, leader of the citys most powerful gang, proposes that they form an invincible army. 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. The warriors by sol yurick is the novel upon which the cult 1979 gang movie is based. Yurick s tale is a combination of history and an exploration into the depths of new york city gangs. If you have never read the warriors by sol yurick, do it. Sol yuricks 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. The warriors is a novel written by sol yurick and illustrated by frank modell in 1965. Solomon sol yurick january 18, 1925 january 5, 20 was an american novelist.
How they got that great movie from this slow, dull, pointless book. Throughout the novel, the character junior reads a comic book version of the story. He was known for his book the warriors which became a major motion picture. Sol yurick explored the dark underbelly of new york and felt that writers had often ignored the citys streets. 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. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was adapted into a movie in 1979 and inspired popular video games for xbox and playstation 2 that were released in 2005. The warriors by sol yurick overview 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.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the warriors. 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. The book was written in 1965 and centres around a series of events unfolding on the 4th of july. The rogues did it, but one of the warriors saw it happen, so the rogues say that the warriors did it. 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. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if. The coney island dominators are the thread of this story, being very much a. Solomon yurick was born on january 18, 1925 in manhattan, new york city. Anytime the credits of a movie informed me that the movie had been based on a book, i. American novelist best known for the warriors, a tale of gangs and street violence in new york. If youre reading this, youre probably like me and loved the 1979 movie the warriors. The warriors download pdfepub ebook gets free book. The crowd of miscreants turns violent after a prominent gang leader is killed and chaos prevails over the attempt at order.
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