 First edition | |
| Author | Richard Price |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Pages | 271 |
| ISBN | 0-395-24303-3 |
| Preceded by | The Wanderers |
| Followed by | Ladies' Man |
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New York wrote that "Price intensifies the themes of The Wanderers—the end of adolescent freedom, the cruelty of parents who despise what they’ve become and take it out on their kids, the paralyzing fear that comes with choosing a future among meager options." [2] Kirkus Reviews wrote that "although the characters draw their only life from the frenetic, stabbing speechways echoing down Price's mean streets, this does not diminish the validity or impact of men on the march to nowhere." [4]
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