"A giant of a book. Indescribably touching, extraordinarily intelligent."—The Los Angeles Times Book Review. Matthiessen's chronicle of a fatal gun-battle between FBI agents and American Indian Movement activists in 1975.
Pogrążony w żałobie po śmierci żony, Matthiessen udaje się wraz z biologiem, George'em Schallerem, na wyprawę w Himalaje. Celem wyprawy jest poznanie obyczajów godowych mało znanych błękitnych owiec. Autora jednak bardziej fascynuje tajemnicza, niemal symboliczna, śnieżna pantera.
The author of Fool's Crow and Indian Lawyer presents an extraordinary, evocative novel about a young Native American coming to terms with his heritage--and his dreams. "A nearly flawless novel about human life".--Reynolds Price, New York Times Book Review.
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
