Description: La Farge, Oliver - Laughing Boy - Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1929 - Rare First Edition Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A romantic idyll played out in the rhythms and meanings of a vanished Navajo world." — Denver Post An enduring American classic, Oliver La Farge's award-winning first novel captures the essence of the Southwest in the early twentieth century. Laughing Boy is a model member of his tribe. Raised in old traditions, skilled in silver work, and known for his prowess in the wild horse races, he does the Navajos of T’o Tlakai proud. But times are changing. It is 1914, and the first car has just driven into their country. Then, Laughing Boy meets Slim Girl—and despite her “American” education and the warnings of his family, he gives in to desire and marries her. As Laughing Boy and Slim Girl settle away from traditional villages—their different upbringings clashing within both their relationship and the ever-encroaching culture around them—each of their worlds are thrown into a heart-wrenching turmoil of love, honor, hope, and heritage. “Compelling in its strength and simplicity, and its fidelity to the deepest impulses of human nature,” Laughing Boy is an unprecedented look at both the Navajo culture and the enduring legacy of tradition and loss that all Americans share ( New York Times ). —PLEASE READ— Please keep in mind this is a vintage book which means it may contain a name written on the inside cover, have finger prints, light shelf wear, or other imperfections. The condition of the book will always be provided, along with detailed photos and any descriptions of any major imperfections. This is a vintage or antique book, meaning it may be Out Of Print and/or Difficult to Find. The pictures are of the actual item, what you see in the pictures is what your buying so buy with confidence. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.
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Book Title: Laughing Boy
Signed: No
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Item Length: 5 in
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1929
Type: Novel
Format: Mass Market
Language: English
Item Height: 1 in
Author: Oliver La Farge
Features: Large Print
Genre: Fiction
Topic: General, Literary
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Item Width: 7 in
