Musicophilia
Tales of Music and the Brain
(Sprache: Englisch)
'A humane discourse on the fragility of our minds, of the bodies that give rise to them, and of the world they create for us. This book is filled with wonders' Daily Telegraph
Oliver Sacks' compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to...
Oliver Sacks' compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to...
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'A humane discourse on the fragility of our minds, of the bodies that give rise to them, and of the world they create for us. This book is filled with wonders' Daily TelegraphOliver Sacks' compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own minds. In Musicophilia, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians and everyday people - those struck by affliction, unusual talent and even, in one case, by lightning - to show not only that music occupies more areas of our brain than language does, but also that it can torment, calm, organize and heal. Always wise and compellingly readable, these stories alter our conception of who we are and how we function, and show us an essential part of what it is to be human.
Autoren-Porträt von Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks is a physician and the author of many books, including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Awakenings (which inspired the Oscar-nominated film) and Musicophilia. Born in London and educated at Oxford, he held positions at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine and was Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the first, and only, Columbia University Artist, and is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. In 2008, he was appointed Commander of the British Empire. His memoir, On the Move, was published shortly before his death in August 2015.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Oliver Sacks
- 2011, New edition, XV, 425 Seiten, Maße: 13 x 19,5 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN-10: 0330523597
- ISBN-13: 9780330523592
- Erscheinungsdatum: 02.09.2011
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Englisch
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"Oliver Sacks is that rare creature, a respected man of science who is also a mean storyteller." --"Toronto Star" "From the Hardcover edition."
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