Chronicle voted it the best 20th-century novel written about the western United States. Adaptations The novel was adapted into an opera by Andrew Imbrie to a libretto by Oakley Hall, premiered by San Francisco Opera in 1976; Chester Ludgin created the role of Lyman Ward. References Sources Benson, Jackson J. (2000). "Introduction". in Stegner, Wallace. Angle of Repose. New York: Penguin. DuBoisk, William (29 August 1971). "The Last Word: The Well-Made Novel". The New York Times. p. BR31. Kipen, David (11 November 1999). "Acute 'Angle' Wins Reader Poll". San Francisco Chronicle. Accessed 02/23/2012. Kirsch, Robert (25 April 1971). "'Angle of Repose': Detailed Precisely". Los Angeles Times. p. U2. Kiser, Henry (6 April 1971). "Story-within-story gives genuine power to Stegner novel". Salt Lake City Tribune. p. 2E. Reynolds, Susan Salter (23 March 2003). "Tangle of Repose". Los Angeles Times. Accessed 1/31/2012. Reynolds, Susan Salter. "The power of his pen: Personal letters show the arrogant and affectionate sides of writer Wallace Stegner", Chicago Tribune, 12-15-07. Retrieved 2-19-09. Somervile, Richard (4 April 1971). "It is Life, History and Literature". Des Moines Sunday Register. p. 9T. Stegner, Wallace. (1971). Angle of Repose. New York: Penguin. 1971 American novels Pulitzer Prize for Fiction-winning works Western (genre) novels Novels set in Colorado Novels set in California Novels set in Idaho Novels set in Mexico Lake County, Colorado Santa Clara County, California Doubleday (publisher) books Novels adapted into operas