An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks examines unusual human experiences in seven paradoxical tales. From a colorblind painter and a surgeon to stories about memory, perception, and vision, this collection brings medical observation and deeply personal experience together in an engaging exploration of how people understand themselves and the world.
About This Book
An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales presents Oliver Sacks’s explorations of unusual human experiences through a series of compelling case-based narratives.
The collection includes The Case of the Colorblind Painter, The Last Hippie, A Surgeon’s Life, To See and Not See, and The Landscape of His Dreams.
Blending medical observation with an interest in individual lives, the book considers perception, identity, illness, and adaptation.
These paradoxical tales offer an accessible look at the complex relationship between the mind, the body, and the world people experience.
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