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 and human compassion, he describes patients such as the colour-blind painter or the surgeon with compulsive tics that disappear in the operating theatre; patients for whom disorientation and alienation - but also adaptation - are inescapable facts of life.
'An inexhaustible tourist at the farther reaches of the mind, Sacks presents, in sparse, unsentimental prose, the stories of seven of his patients. The result is as rich, vivid and compelling as any collection of short fictional stories' - Independent on Sunday
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
| ISBN: | 9781035068357 |
| Publication date: | 4th September 2025 |
| Author: | Oliver Sacks |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | Picador Collection |
| Genres: |
Literary essays Neurosciences Popular psychology Neurology and clinical neurophysiology |
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 and human compassion, he describes patients such as the colour-blind painter or the surgeon with compulsive tics that disappear in the operating theatre; patients for whom disorientation and alienation - but also adaptation - are inescapable facts of life.
'An inexhaustible tourist at the farther reaches of the mind, Sacks presents, in sparse, unsentimental prose, the stories of seven of his patients. The result is as rich, vivid and compelling as any collection of short fictional stories' - Independent on Sunday
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
An Anthropologist on Mars features in the following genres: Literary essays, Neurosciences, Popular psychology, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology
An Anthropologist on Mars is available in Paperback
An Anthropologist on Mars was written by Oliver Sacks and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
An Anthropologist on Mars has 336 pages
Yes it is part of Picador Collection series
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