Anne Fadiman

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures (1998)

This is a very serious book filled with history, medical information, Hmong culture and the politics of war and immigration in the United States. It is a rather damning text, both to the U.S. in our international politics, and to the rigidity of our medical system. Lia Lee is the 13th child of ...

At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays (2007)

At Large and At Small 07182009 Familiar Essays by Anne FadimanBy Raya Madison "lifelong lit lover" (NY USA) - See all my reviewsThis review is from: At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays (Hardcover)Really, it will. In this collection of essays (available separately in other venues, but n...

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (2000)