Capturing the essence of the southwest in 1915, Oliver La Farge's pulitzer prize-winning first novel is an enduring American classic. At a ceremonial dance, the young, earnest silversmith laughing boy falls in love with ...Capturing the essence of the southwest in 1915, Oliver La Farge's pulitzer prize-winning first novel is an enduring American classic. At a ceremonial dance, the young, earnest silversmith laughing boy falls in love with slim girl, a beautiful but elusive "American"-educated navajo.