212 house made of dawn is a 1968 novel by n scott momaday widely credited as leading the way for the breakthrough of native american literature into the mainstream it was awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1969 and has also been noted for its significance in native american anthropology. House made of dawn is a novel by n scott momaday that was first published in 1968 summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. 10 quotes and significance 1 there was a house made of dawn momaday 1 the reference to a house made of dawn is at both the beginning and the end of the novel in the beginning it is francisco running and at the end it is his grandson abel running at dawn. Edition 1 publication date 1990 publisher university of new mexico press author scarberry garcia susan wiget andrew summary scarberry garcia susan is the author of landmarks of healing a study of house made of dawn published 1990 under isbn 9780826311931 and isbn 0826311938 marketplace prices summary used 1 from 1153 all 1 from 1153 loading marketplace prices . N scott momadays first novel house made of dawn is noted by some critics as sparking a renaissance in native american literature published in 1969 the novel won the pulitzer prize rave reviews and a place in the canon of contemporary literature so it is with some hesitation that i admit to not enjoying the novel too much there seems to be an attempt at being elusive at showing only part of what is happening in a way many post modern novels do i actually enjoy many novels