The magnificent pulitzer prize-winning novel of a proud stranger in his native land. He was a young American indian named Abel, and he lived in two worlds. One was that of his father, wedding him to the rhythm of the sea...The magnificent pulitzer prize-winning novel of a proud stranger in his native land. He was a young American indian named Abel, and he lived in two worlds. One was that of his father, wedding him to the rhythm of the seasons, the harsh beauty of the land, the ecstasy of the drug called Peyote.