Bibliograph

The spirit catches you and you fall down, a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures, Anne Fadiman

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Label

The spirit catches you and you fall down, a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures, Anne Fadiman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-340) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The spirit catches you and you fall down

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

843124455

Responsibility statement

Anne Fadiman

Series statement

FSG Classics

Sub title

a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures

Summary

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of understanding between them led to tragedy. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, and the Salon Book Award, Anne Fadiman's compassionate account of this cultural impasse is literary journalism at its finest. -- Provided by Publisher on back cover

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