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Both a masterpiece about the universal human condition and a masterpiece of Native American literature.
An American classic, House Made of Dawn is at once a tragic tale about the disabling effects of war and cultural separation, and a hopeful story of a stranger in his native land, finding his way back to all that is familiar and sacred..
But the other world--modern, industrial America--pulls at Abel, demanding his loyalty, trying to claim his soul, and goading him into a destructive, compulsive cycle of depravity and disgust.
The first is the world of his father\'s, wedding him to the rhythm of the seasons, the harsh beauty of the land, and the ancient rites and traditions of his people.
Scott Momaday, with a new preface by the author A young Native American, Abel has come home from war to find himself caught between two worlds.
A book everyone should read for the joy and emotion of the language it contains." -- The Paris Review A special 50th Anniversary Edition of the magnificent Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from renowned Kiowa writer and poet N. . . . "
Both a masterpiece about the universal human condition and a masterpiece of Native American literature
