Laughing Boy
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.
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- Full title :Laughing Boy / Oliver La Farge.
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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.
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- Publication Date:2004.
- Edition:1st Mariner books ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication:Boston
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2004.
Notes
"A Mariner book."
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (193 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780547527345, 0547527349
- oclc:ocn857066800
- LC Classification:PS3523.A2663
- Dewey Decimal:813/.52
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