Back الغرباء (رواية) Arabic Die Outsider German La Eksteruloj Esperanto Rebeldes (novela) Spanish بیگانگان (رمان) Persian Me kolme ja jengi Finnish Outsiders (roman) French נערי הכרך HE I ragazzi della 56ª strada (romanzo) Italian Жат кишилер Kirghiz
&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_outsiders_1967_first_edition.jpg) First hardcover edition, 1967 | |
| Author | S. E. Hinton |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Robert Hunt |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Press, Dell Publishing |
Publication date | April 24, 1967 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback), Audiobook, Ebook |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0-670-53257-6 |
| OCLC | 64396432 |
| Followed by | That Was Then, This Is Now |
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs of White Americans divided by their socioeconomic status: the working-class "geasers"[1] and the upper-middle-class "Socs" (pronounced /ˈsoʊʃɪz/ SOH-shiz—short for Socials). The story is told in first-person perspective by teenage protagonist Ponyboy Curtis, and takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1965,[2] although this is never explicitly stated in the book.
Hinton began writing the novel when she was 15 and wrote the bulk of it when she was 16 and a junior in high school.[3] She was 18 when the book was published.[2] She released the work using her initials rather than her feminine given names (Susan Eloise) so that her gender would not lead male book reviewers to dismiss the work.[4]
A film adaptation was directed in 1983 by Francis Ford Coppola, and a short-lived television series appeared in 1990, picking up where the movie left off. A dramatic stage adaptation was written by Christopher Sergel and published in 1990. A Tony Award-winning stage musical adaptation of the same name premiered in San Diego in 2023 then on Broadway in 2024.[5][6] Another film adaptation, this time based on the musical, is in the works as of 2025.[7]
- ^ Begley, Sarah. (November 1, 2016). "Read S.E. Hinton’s 1966 Letter to Her Editor About What to Call The Outsiders." Time. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. According to the author, "greasers" should be treated a common noun in English.
- ^ a b "SE Hinton.com". www.sehinton.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ Hinton, S. E. (2005) [1977]. "speaking with S. E. Hinton". The Outsiders. Speak/Penguin Putnam. p. 162. ISBN 0-14-038572-X.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". sehinton.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ McNulty, Charles (March 7, 2023). "Review: A hypnotic new musical adaptation of 'The Outsiders' stays gold". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023.
- ^ Ryzik, Melena; Schell, Adali (February 22, 2024). "On the Road With 'The Outsiders,' Where the Greasers and Socs Rumbled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ https://www.news9.com/story/67cbbe2fc17904d935b63dae/s-e-hinton-confirms-the-outsiders-musical-will-be-made-into-a-movie