Momaday
Americannoun
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M. Scott Momaday, in his essay “The Way to Rainy Mountain,” describes his Kiowa grandmother, who “bore an image of deicide.”
From Salon
N. Scott Momaday, whose portrayal of a disaffected World War II veteran’s journey to spiritual renewal in his novel “House Made of Dawn” won a Pulitzer Prize, the first for a Native American author, heralding a more prominent place in contemporary literature for Native writers, died on Wednesday at his home in Sante Fe, N.M.
From New York Times
Mr. Momaday also wrote critically acclaimed poetry, memoirs and essays.
From New York Times
Mr. Momaday began “House Made of Dawn,” a first novel that won the Pulitzer for fiction in 1969, with a one-word sentence: “Dypaloh.”
From New York Times
After more than a half-century since the publication of his first novel, Momaday said he was humbled that writers continued to say his work has influenced them.
From Seattle Times
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