Oliver La Farge
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| Title | : | Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story |
| Author | : | Oliver La Farge |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 193 pages |
| Published | : | June 5th 2004 by Mariner Books (first published 1929) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Capturing the essence of the Southwest in 1915, Oliver La Farge's Pulitzer Prize-winning first novel is an enduring American classic. At a ceremonial dance, the young, earnest silversmith Laughing Boy falls in love with Slim Girl, a beautiful but elusive "American"-educated Navajo. As they experience all of the joys and uncertainties of first love, the couple must face a changing way of life and its tragic consequences.List Books Concering Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story
| Original Title: | Laughing Boy |
| ISBN: | 0618446729 (ISBN13: 9780618446723) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Pulitzer Prize for Novel (1930) |
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Ratings: 3.74 From 3141 Users | 207 ReviewsWrite-Up Of Books Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story
In spite of my reluctance to give 5 star ratings, I find myself unable to consider anything else for this wonderful book. In spite of being a first novel, it won a Pulitzer Prize and certainly deserved it.I probably should not be surprised that I am giving 5 star ratings lately since I depend so heavily on the ratings and comments of others whenever I choose a book, but since those ratings have been so helpful, I feel a bit duty-bound to pay it forward.Laughing Boy is an intense love story, notearlier readings: 4 starsThis was my intro to specific Native American tribes. It was definitely not my typical choice of books. I liked it much better the second and third times I read it. A good many years have passed since I last took this off the shelf, so it's probably time to read it again. (And write a more meaningful review.)2018: Maybe, just maybe, I'm beginning to understand something about the Navajo culture and that may be why this story means more to me now than it did when I was
Several years ago, my husband and I were privileged to be invited to a week-long Sundance on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. We got to know several of The People as we worked with them preparing meals for those who came to participate in the dance. It was a wonderful experience which left me with a deep appreciation for the Navajo way of life, their deep spirituality and the foundational role that family and community plays in their lives. In his book, Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story, I
It reminded me of Kleenex - the way several diaphanous layers make up one substantial tissue. I think the author wanted me to envision it as a woven Navajo Blanket with lives and stories woven into the pattern. That's outside my experience, I thought of Kleenex and phyllo dough. And the author did a great job of writing a good story with interesting characters, a sense of place and timeless themes.Reader beware, however, this is a work of art that requires commitment by reader; the plot develops
"Laughing Boy," published in 1929, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1930. Oliver La Farge 1901-1920 is the writer.The story is a good depiction of Navajo life and the coming of age of "Laughing Boy," a young Navajo Indian who meets Slim Girl at a ceremonial Indian dance. They fall in love and marry against his family's wishes.Laughing Boy is an innocent and loves horses, tribal dances and competition of all kinds. After he wins events at the ceremonial dance when he met Slim Girl, he is coerced into
First, what I liked about this novel: La Farge wrote from his anthropology notes and included ethnographic details in the name of Realism. The veneer works as a literary device. Also, and based on this, in my reading of this novel, I got a strong sense of place and custom. Next, what distracted me: Laughing Boy as La Farge presents him is Uncle Tomahawk: an Indian version of a step-and-fetch-it. His good nature at being taken advantage of, esp. by Slim Girl (whose real name is Comes With War)
I didn't like this. Not even a little.
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