Oliver La Farge (1901–1963)
Autor/a de Laughing Boy
Sobre l'autor
Crèdit de la imatge: NYWT&S Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Reproduction Number LC-USZ62-116958
Obres de Oliver La Farge
Sparks Fly Upward 10 exemplars
The Year Bearer's People 3 exemplars
Long Pennant 3 exemplars
Prelude to Reunion 2 exemplars
We Need Private Schools 1 exemplars
Introduction to American Indian Art, Part 1 1 exemplars
John the Revelator [short story] 1 exemplars
Spud and Cochise 1 exemplars
The Newest Frontier: Last Hope of the Indians 1 exemplars
Albatross 1 exemplars
The Eight-Oared Shell 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Best of the West: An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West (1991) — Col·laborador — 258 exemplars
Murder on the Menu: Cordon Bleu Stories of Crime and Mystery, Volume 1 (1984) — Col·laborador; Col·laborador — 194 exemplars
Great American Short Stories: O. Henry Memorial Prize Winning Stories, 1919-1934 (1935) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
The Best Short Stories of 1927 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1927) — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
A Modern Galaxy: Short Stories — Col·laborador — 2 exemplars
Ellery Queen's 1966 Anthology — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
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Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- La Farge, Oliver
- Nom oficial
- La Farge, Oliver Hazard Perry
- Data de naixement
- 1901-12-19
- Data de defunció
- 1963-08-02
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- New York, New York, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA - Educació
- Harvard University
- Professions
- anthropologist
short-story writer
novelist - Organitzacions
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1957)
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Laughing Boy: A Navajo Love Story de Oliver La Farge
As the sub title says this is a love story set on the Navajo Reservation in Northern Arizona/Southern Utah. It is interesting to read about the cultural aspect of how relationships are handled within the Navajo community. The story is slow but worth the time to allow it to develop.
½Really good novel about a Navajo couple. Quite poetic and tries to give the flavor of their religion. I don't know how accurate it is, since the author lived among them but was not Navajo, but still worth reading for the story and appreciation of the culture.
'Laughing Boy' is a work of art. And like a work of art, it plays with your mind. It is not abstract, but peculiar. Laughing Boy, the novel's protagonist, is a Navajo indigenous American attempting to straddle the world of tradition and the world of the white man. The initial starting of the novel is not a hook. It won't draw you in. But if you persist, you will discover the beauty and simplicity of La Farge's times and Laughing Boy's richness of heart.
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, not the usual go-to novel for guys, but one that is worth getting out of the male rut. The strengths of this novel are that it develops both the characters and their feelings for one another with such precision, such insightful detail and such empathy for the characters, their relationship and the struggle they face. Its other strength is its ability to so beautifully depict the Navajo culture in which the story occurs.
A few years ago, Tony Hillerman created a series of crime/suspense novels set on the Navajo Reservation and detailedly describing the Navajo culture while also telling compelling murder mystery stories. I read every one of his books as did everyone in my office. Reading Laughing Boy takes me back to that experience and give me the same feeling of authenticity that Hillerman's books did.
For anyone who has been in love, totally, unconditionally besotted with another, this book will ring true, reminding them of the early days of their passion and perhaps renewing it through its honest and detailed portrayal.
This book was written over 55 years ago yet continues to receive the type of praise that earns respect, that can make a book stay around for many years until it is finally recognized as a classic.
It is a book that readers will not only read but will also feel and remember.… (més)
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, not the usual go-to novel for guys, but one that is worth getting out of the male rut. The strengths of this novel are that it develops both the characters and their feelings for one another with such precision, such insightful detail and such empathy for the characters, their relationship and the struggle they face. Its other strength is its ability to so beautifully depict the Navajo culture in which the story occurs.
A few years ago, Tony Hillerman created a series of crime/suspense novels set on the Navajo Reservation and detailedly describing the Navajo culture while also telling compelling murder mystery stories. I read every one of his books as did everyone in my office. Reading Laughing Boy takes me back to that experience and give me the same feeling of authenticity that Hillerman's books did.
For anyone who has been in love, totally, unconditionally besotted with another, this book will ring true, reminding them of the early days of their passion and perhaps renewing it through its honest and detailed portrayal.
This book was written over 55 years ago yet continues to receive the type of praise that earns respect, that can make a book stay around for many years until it is finally recognized as a classic.
It is a book that readers will not only read but will also feel and remember.… (més)
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- Obres
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- També de
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- Membres
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- Popularitat
- #18,272
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 27
- ISBN
- 65
- Llengües
- 3