num_pages: 198
description: This hard-hitting novel is frank and uncompromising in its portrayal of Maori in New Zealand society. The driving force of writing carries the reader into a world of frustration, resentment and waste. It is a raw, powerful story, in which everyone is a victim until the strength and vision of one woman transcends brutality and leads the way to a new alternative.
language: English
title: Once Were Warriors
titlecomplete: Once Were Warriors (Once Were Warriors Trilogy #1)
characters: Nig Heke, Jake Heke, Grace Heke, Beth Heke, Boogie Heke
genres: Audiobook, 20th Century, Abuse, Novels, Adult Fiction, Literature, Classics, Family, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 3299
places: Auckland
series: Once Were Warriors Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
category: 2nd (Goodman Fielder Wattie)
publisher: Tandem