House Made of Dawn
 

House Made of Dawn

by N. Scott Momaday


House Made of Dawn, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969, tells the story of a young American Indian named Abel, home from a foreign war and caught between two worlds: one his father's, wedding him to the rhythm of the seasons and the harsh beauty of the land; the other of industrial America, a goading him into a compulsive cycle of dissipation and disgust.
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Momaday was the winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for this book. Through Momaday's beautiful, sensual, and insightful prose, the novel explores the dichotomy of the protagonist's Native American heritage and life in a modern city.

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  • redfishbluefish

    redfishbluefish said:

    Though it has been some time since my first reading of this book - it stays with me, and is a book I have replaced in my library many times as I have shared or given copies to others. Read his "Way to Rainy Mountain" as you will feel his philosophy about words and meaning in this beautiful book. I also recommend James Welch, though his style is different, his shares Mommoday's cryptic humor. Welch is from the Blackfeet Nation.

    posted Sunday, March 9 2008
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