The Breaks (novel)

1983 novel by Richard Price

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The Breaks

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Author| Richard Price
Language| English
Genre| Fiction
Published| 1983
Publisher| Simon & Schuster
Publication place| United States

The Breaks is a 1983 novel by Richard Price.[1] The Breaks was Price's fourth novel.[1]

## Overview

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Peter Keller, a young liberal arts graduate, moves back into his father's apartment in Yonkers after failing to get into law school and quickly self-destructs.

## References

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1. ^ a b De Mott, Benjamin (February 13, 1983). "The Hero as Loser". The New York Times.

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Richard Price

Novels|

* The Wanderers (1974)
* Bloodbrothers (1976)
* Ladies' Man (1978)
* The Breaks (1983)
* Clockers (1992)
* Freedomland (1998)
* Samaritan (2003)
* Lush Life (2008)
* The Whites (2015)

Films written|

* The Color of Money (1986)
* Streets of Gold (1986)
* Bad (1987, short)
* New York Stories (segment "Life Lessons", 1989)
* Sea of Love (1989)
* Night and the City (1992)
* Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
* Clockers (1995)
* Kiss of Death (1995)
* Ransom (1996)
* Shaft (2000)
* Freedomland (2006)
* Child 44 (2015)

TV series created|

* NYC 22 (2012)
* The Night Of (2016)
* The Outsider (2020)

Film adaptations|

* Bloodbrothers (1978)
* The Wanderers (1979)
* Sea of Love (1989)
* Clockers (1995)
* Freedomland (2006)

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