Oliver Sacks
2014-12-15
'A masterpiece' – The New York Times
If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self – himself – he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it.
In this extraordinary book, Dr. Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients struggling to adapt to often bizarre worlds of neurological disorder. Here are people who can no longer recognize everyday objects or those they love; who are stricken with violent tics or shout involuntary obscenities, and yet are gifted with unusually acute artistic or mathematical talents.
If sometimes beyond our surface comprehension, these brilliant tales illuminate what it means to be human.
A provocative exploration of the mysteries of the human mind, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a million-copy bestseller by the twentieth century's greatest neurologist.
Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
A fascinating exploration of the human mind's complexities, Oliver Sacks' work reveals the depths of neurological intricacies and the profound ways they manifest in individual lives. The clinical precision with which he describes cases is matched by a philosophical inquiry into what it means to be human, aligning with my own inquiries into the nature of the mind and self-determination. A resonant 5 for its intellectual rigor and ethical clarity.
