University bookshelf: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
“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 a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. The cultural conflicts surrounding decisions about her care are insightful and telling. Anne Fadiman’s book is the Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest and the Salon Book Award.