An Anthropologist on Mars
16 June 2011Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
As with his previous bestseller, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, in An Anthropologist on Mars Oliver Sacks uses case studies to illustrate the myriad ways in which neurological conditions can affect our sense of self, our experience of the world, and how we relate to those around us.
Writing with his trademark blend of scientific rigour...
Details
16 June 2011336 pages
9780330537131Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Writing simply and beautifully, Sacks uses individual case histories to reveal the infinite complexities of the human mind.Daily Mail
Sacks' great gift is his capacity to place himself in the position of his subjects, to see the world the way they see it and to empathize with their condition with great compassion but without patronage or pity.Daily Telegraph
