Can you recommend some famous mountain man novels?

I'm not sure of a very long list, but one might be 'The Black Mountain Tale' which is known for its vivid descriptions of the Black Mountain area and its people.

Well, 'Shane' by Jack Schaefer can also be regarded as a mountain man - like novel. Although it's not strictly about a traditional mountain man, it has that sense of a lone figure in a wild and mountainous landscape, dealing with his own moral and physical challenges, and the story is set against a backdrop that has elements of mountain life.

There's 'Mountain Man's Love'. It's about a mountain man who has a secret past. A young woman comes to the mountains to start anew. Their paths cross and they are initially at odds with each other. However, as they get to know one another better while surviving in the mountains, love blossoms between them.

One of the well - known'man's man novels' is 'The Call of the Wild' by Jack London. It tells the story of a dog named Buck who has to adapt to the harsh Alaskan wilderness. Another is 'Moby - Dick' by Herman Melville, which is about Captain Ahab's obsessive hunt for the white whale.

Orlando by Virginia Woolf could be considered in this category. The character Orlando experiences a change in gender over time, which allows for a deep exploration of gender and identity.

Another notable French man novel is 'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert. It explores the life of Emma Bovary, a woman who is dissatisfied with her provincial life and pursues romantic ideals that lead her to a tragic end. Flaubert's detailed descriptions of the characters and their surroundings make it a classic.

One of the well - known Chinese man novels is 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'. It depicts the power struggles, heroic deeds, and complex relationships among various warlords during the Three Kingdoms period. The vivid portrayal of characters like Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei has made it a classic in Chinese literature.

Sure. 'Don Quixote' by Miguel de Cervantes can be considered in a way. Don Quixote travels around, having various adventures, and through his misadventures, he gains knowledge about different aspects of the world, both real and imagined. 'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert also has elements. Emma Bovary dreams of a more exciting and worldly life outside her provincial existence. Although she may not be a typical 'man of the world' in the traditional sense, her yearnings and the world she tries to enter are part of the exploration. And 'War and Peace' by Leo Tolstoy has characters like Pierre Bezukhov who experience different social, military, and cultural situations during the Napoleonic Wars, making them worldly in the context of the novel.

Another is 'The Call of the Wild' by Jack London. The story follows Buck, a dog, as he reverts to his more primitive self in the harsh Alaskan wilderness. It shows his transformation from a domesticated animal to a wild, survival - driven creature, which is very much in line with the ideas of the natural man novel.

I'm not sure of a super - well - known'medicine man novel' off the top of my head, but there might be some works by indigenous authors that feature medicine men characters.