House Made of Dawn (The Sixties in America)
At a glance:
- Author: N. Scott Momaday
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Bildungsroman, Impressionistic literature, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: 1950’s, Maturation or coming of age, Culture, North America or North Americans, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Tradition, Love or romance, Race, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, 1940’s, Friendship, Hope, California, Los Angeles, West, U.S., Spiritual life or spirituality, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Native Americans or American Indians, Ethnic relations, Veterans, Mysteries, Drugs, Southwest, Priests
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA, New Mexico
The Work
House Made of Dawn is set in the pueblo of Walatowa, New Mexico, and in Los Angeles, California, between 1945 and 1952. The narration includes a brief prologue and four dated sections. After a prologue describing a man running in open country, the story opens on July 20, 1945, when a young Pueblo Indian named Abel returns to Walatowa after serving in World War II. Alienated and troubled, Abel works for Angela St. John, a stranger visiting the area, and has an affair with her. At a village festival, an ominous-looking albino man attacks Abel and humiliates him....
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