{"product_id":"laughing-boy-oliver-la-farge-9798897184408","title":"Laughing Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaughing Boy\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel explores themes of cultural identity, love, and the clash between tradition and modernity. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver La Farge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897184408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Oliver La Farge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48487370752255,"sku":"9798897184408","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74798eb6-9e61-4005-b25e-f61962204dce.jpg?v=1778060101","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/laughing-boy-oliver-la-farge-9798897184408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}