Savages (novel)

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Savages is a crime thriller novel by Don Winslow that follows two marijuana growers in Southern California whose lives spiral into violence when they clash with a powerful Mexican drug cartel.

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instanceOf crime novel
novel
adaptedAs Savages (2012 film)
antagonistType Mexican drug cartel
author Don Winslow
countryOfOrigin United States
filmAdaptationDirector Oliver Stone
followedBy The Kings of Cool
genre crime fiction
drug fiction
thriller
hasFormat audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
hasInfluenceOn Savages (2012 film) screenplay
hasSequel The Kings of Cool
hasSubject drug cartels
kidnapping
marijuana
organized crime in Mexico
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryGenre noir fiction
literaryPeriod 21st-century American literature
mainCharacter Ben
Chon
Ophelia
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor depiction of the Mexican drug war
fast-paced, terse prose style
originalLanguage English
placeOfPublication New York City
protagonistOccupation drug dealer
marijuana grower
publicationYear 2010
publisher Simon & Schuster
settingCountry United States
settingLocation Southern California
targetAudience adult readers
theme drug trade
friendship
loyalty
organized crime
violence
timePeriodOfSetting early 21st century
workOfAuthor Don Winslow

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