Price 's first novel was The Wanderers ( 1974 ) written when Price was 24 years old .
The Wanderers ( 1974 ) are a coming - of - age story set in the Bronx in 1962 .
Price 's first novel was The Wanderers ( 1974 ) , a coming - of - age story set in the Bronx in 1962 , written when Price was 24 years old .