The king of America

Description:

Traces the short life of Stephen Hesse, who struggles with class differences in his family, finds a sense of direction in the field of anthropology, and suffers an untimely death at the culmination of his efforts in New Guinea.

subjects: Fiction,  Headhunters,  Children of the rich in fiction,  Anthropology students,  Indigenous peoples,  Children of divorced parents in fiction,  Children of divorced parents,  Headhunters in fiction,  New Guinea in fiction,  Antiquities,  College students,  Anthropology students in fiction,  Americans in fiction,  Indigenous peoples in fiction,  Collection and preservation,  Antiquities in fiction,  Americans,  Children of the rich,  College students in fiction,  Suspense fiction,  New York Times reviewed

Places: New Guinea