A Leg to Stand On
Uitgeverij: | Pan Macmillan |
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Uitvoering: | Paperback |
Taal: | Engels |
Aantal Pagina's: | 208 |
Afmetingen: | 140x210x27 |
Verschijningsdatum: | Juni 2021 |
EAN: | 9780330507622 |
Omschrijving
'Oliver Sacks is a perfect antidote to the anaesthetic of familiarity. His writing turns brains and minds transparent' - Observer When Oliver Sacks, a physician by profession, injured his leg while climbing a mountain, he found himself in an unusual position - that of patient. The injury itself was severe, but straightforward to fix; the psychological effects, however, were far less easy to predict, explain, or resolve: Sacks experienced paralysis and an inability to perceive his leg as his own, instead seeing it as some kind of alien and inanimate object, over which he had no control. A Leg to Stand On is both an account of Sacks' ordeal and subsequent recovery, and an exploration of the ways in which mind and body are inextricably linked.