Oliver La Farge

Oliver Hazard Perry La Farge ( born December 19, 1901 in New York City; † August 2, 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) was an American anthropologist and author. He was known primarily for his 1930 Pulitzer Prize - winning novel Laughing Boy.

Career

La Farge was born in 1901 in New York City and attended Harvard University in Cambridge (Massachusetts ), where he in 1924 and BA 1929, MA acquired. Primarily to his career, even literary work deals with the issue of North American Indians.

On expeditions as an anthropologist to Central America and the southwestern United States La Farge discovered two unknown languages ​​; a particularly become known expedition led him in 1925 with Frans Blom to Mexico, where they rediscovered the ruins of La Venta, among others.

La Farge dedicated all his life for the rights of Native Americans and was for many years president of the " Association on American Indian Affairs ."

La Farges extensive literary work includes scientific publications, novels and short stories. In German-speaking only four of his books, including two non-fiction and two fiction titles published; Laughing Boy was, however, already since 1933 in Germany extremely successful and experienced here until 1995 under four different titles a total of 22 runs.

La Farge was married twice and was the father of three children; including the folk singer Peter La Farge ( 1931-1965 ).

Works on German

• Laughing Boy (1929 ): Native American love story. Novel, Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 1995, ISBN 3-407-78705-7 former Title: The big night singing. A Native American tale, Diederichs, Jena 1933