Zane's Brain

Book excerpt: Zane Baran just dropped out of medical school in San Francisco. Haunted by his African experience, he¿s having serious doubts about life. His unrelenting quest for meaning draws him ever deeper into a whirlpool of inevitable truths about Homo sapiens and their brief reign at the top of the food chain. When his lover leaves and his dying father asks a favor, Zane catapults to Nepal where he meets Jeng Ra, his father¿s childhood mentor. Above the wind-whipped peaks of Kagbeni, Zane is thrust into unexpected twists and turns of fate, stretching the limits of his body and mind.REVIEW:Zane¿s Brain is a labyrinth of epiphanies that couldn¿t be timelier. Bojnowski¿s fresh voice weaves a dramatic and richly textured blend of scathing social commentary, gripping philosophy, and scientific fact into a heartfelt tale of the human condition. His insight into the fiber of societal dogma simmers beneath a twisting plot that takes the reader from the streets of San Francisco to the streets of Kathmandu.