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The Wanderers

by Richard Price · 1974

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The classic novel of 1950s New York by the author of Clockers and Samaritan

Genre
crimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thisthrillerthrillerMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
Themes
friendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisNew JerseyNew JerseyMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 239 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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