Laughing Boy

A Navajo Love Story

Fiction & Literature, Native American & Aboriginal, Literary, Historical
Cover of the book Laughing Boy by Oliver La Farge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Oliver La Farge ISBN: 9780547527345
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication: June 5, 2004
Imprint: Mariner Books Language: English
Author: Oliver La Farge
ISBN: 9780547527345
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication: June 5, 2004
Imprint: Mariner Books
Language: English

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize: “A romantic idyll played out in the rhythms and meanings of a vanished Navajo world.” —The Denver Post

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 (The New York Times).

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize: “A romantic idyll played out in the rhythms and meanings of a vanished Navajo world.” —The Denver Post

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 (The New York Times).

More books from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Cover of the book Patterns of Culture by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Five Little Monkeys Play Hide and Seek by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Third Class Superhero by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book How to Travel with a Salmon by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Do Re Mi by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book The Evening Chorus by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Hello, Gorgeous by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book A Clergyman’s Daughter by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Selected Essays, 1917–1932 by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Reversing the Curse by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Einstein's Greatest Mistake by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Rational Mysticism by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book The Great Detective by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Betty Crocker Gluten-Free Cooking by Oliver La Farge
Cover of the book Button Up! by Oliver La Farge
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy