Laughing Boy - La Farge, Oliver
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Pulitzer Prize Winner! A Timeless Tale of Love, Tradition, and Identity Set in the majestic landscape of the American Southwest, Laughing Boy is a powerful, award-winning novel about the clash between traditional Native American values and the pressures of modern assimilation. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, this literary classic explores the beauty and heartbreak of a young Navajo couple navigating the boundaries of love and cultural change. Laughing Boy, a skilled silversmith raised in the proud customs of his Navajo heritage, meets Slim Girl, a striking woman educated in a…mehr

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Pulitzer Prize Winner! A Timeless Tale of Love, Tradition, and Identity Set in the majestic landscape of the American Southwest, Laughing Boy is a powerful, award-winning novel about the clash between traditional Native American values and the pressures of modern assimilation. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, this literary classic explores the beauty and heartbreak of a young Navajo couple navigating the boundaries of love and cultural change. Laughing Boy, a skilled silversmith raised in the proud customs of his Navajo heritage, meets Slim Girl, a striking woman educated in a government boarding school and disconnected from her roots. As their romance deepens, so does the tension between two worlds-his tribal traditions and her exposure to white society. Their struggle unfolds in a deeply human story of belonging, betrayal, and spiritual resilience. Richly woven with Indigenous themes, Southwest desert imagery, and emotional insight, Laughing Boy offers readers a poignant glimpse into Native American life at a time of great upheaval. Perfect for fans of historical fiction, romantic cultural dramas, and Pulitzer Prize-winning literature, this unforgettable novel remains a cornerstone of American classics.
Autorenporträt
Born in 1901, Oliver Hazard Perry La Farge is ranked among the literary lions of Southwestern letters. Since he died in 1963, his reputation has continued to grow and new honors have been added to his name. "Laughing Boy," a novel of Navajo life, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1930, putting his name in lights before he was 30. His other books include "Behind the Mountains," "Raw Material: The Autobiographical Examination of an Artist's Journey into Maturity," "The Enemy Gods," "A Pause in the Desert and Other Stories," "Cochise of Arizona," and "The Mother Ditch," all available from Sunstone Press.