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Oliver La Farge

おりばー・ら・ふぁーじ

Orivā Ra Fāji

Aliases: Oliver Hazard Perry La Farge II

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1901-12-19 （New York City）
Died
1963-08-02 （Santa Fe, New Mexico） age 61
Nationality
United States
Languages
English, Navajo
Residence History
Newport, Rhode Island → Santa Fe, New Mexico

Career

Occupations
novelist, anthropologist
Active Years
1924-1963
Affiliations
Association on American Indian Affairs
Influenced
Peter La Farge

Education

Harvard University
Degree: BA, MA
Period: 1920年代
Year of Graduation: 1929
Country: United States
BA 1924, MA 1929

Awards

Pulitzer Prize
1930
Work: Laughing Boy
Category: Fiction
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Laughing Boy

1929 novel

A story of a young Navajo man navigating tradition and modernity.

Native American cultureNavajo people
Adaptations
  • [film] Laughing Boy (1934)

Bibliography

  • Tribes and Temples
  • The Year Bearer's People
  • Laughing Boy
  • Sparks Fly Upward

Adaptations

  • Laughing Boy (1934 film)

Translations by Author

  • A Man's Place (translation of Ramón J. Sender)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
RealismNative American portrayal
Recurring Motifs
Native American tradition vs. modernitycultural conflict

Health

  • heart failure
    1963
    cause of death

Legacy

Known for anthropological work and literature on Native Americans, Pulitzer winner, advocate for Indian rights.

Museums

  • Oliver La Farge Branch Library Santa Fe, New Mexico

Archives

  • Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas

In Popular Culture

  • Influenced son Peter La Farge's folk songs

Trivia

  • Given Navajo name 'Anast'harzi Nez', meaning 'Tall Cliff-Dweller'.