Laughing Boy, (Paperback)
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| Management number | 239912869 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | US$8.78 | Model Number | 239912869 | ||
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<p><em>Laughing Boy</em> by Oliver La Farge is a coming-of-age novel set in 1915 among the Navajo people of the American Southwest. It follows Laughing Boy, a young Navajo man skilled in traditional crafts and proud of his heritage, as he meets and falls in love with Slim Girl, a Navajo woman who has been raised in a white-run boarding school.</p><p>Their romance is marked by cultural tension-Slim Girl struggles to reconcile her Western education with her Navajo identity, while Laughing Boy tries to remain true to his traditions. As they attempt to build a life together, their relationship is tested by external pressures and personal conflict.</p><p>The novel explores themes of cultural identity, love, and the clash between tradition and modernity. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1930.</p><p></p><p></p>
- Laughing Boy, (Paperback)
- Author: Lushena Books
- ISBN: 9798897184309
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2025-06-09
- Page Count: 188
| Book format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Fiction/nonfiction | Fiction |
| Genre | Literature & Fiction |
| Publication date | June, 2025 |
| Pages | 188 |
| Subgenre | General |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Lushena Books |
| Original languages | English |
| Language | English |
| Awards won | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction |
| Is collectible | N |
| Character | Laughing Boy |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product height | 8.5 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.66 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Fiction |
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