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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
by Fadiman, Anne
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374533407
- ISBN 13
- 9780374533403
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Denham Springs, Louisiana, United States
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 4/24/2012. Paperback. Used - Good. Used - good condition. For mass produced books with multiple editions the book on hand may not be edition listed. Please reach out with any questions about condition or edition.
Synopsis
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures is a 1997 book by Anne Fadiman that chronicles the struggles of a Hmong refugee family and their interactions with the health care system in Merced, California. On the most basic level, the book tells the story of the girl Lia Lee, who is diagnosed with severe epilepsy, and the culture conflict that obstructs her treatment.
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- Bookseller
- Cavalier House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9780374533403U
- Title
- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
- Author
- Fadiman, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0374533407
- ISBN 13
- 9780374533403
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 4/24/2012
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Denham Springs, Louisiana
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