Book description
‘Light and fast-moving, unburdened by library research but filled with
erudition’ New Yorker Oliver Sacks, the bestselling author of Awakenings
and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, is most famous for his
studies of the human mind: insightful and beautifully characterized
portraits of those experiencing complex neurological conditions.
However, he has another scientific passion: the fern. Since childhood
Oliver has been fascinated by the ability of these primitive plants to
survive and adapt in many climates. Oaxaca Journal is the enthralling
account of his trip, alongside a group of fellow fern enthusiasts, to
the beautiful province of Oaxaca, Mexico. Bringing together Oliver’s
endless curiosity about natural history and the richness of human
culture with his sharp eye for detail, this book is a captivating
evocation of a place, its plants, its people, and its myriad wonders.
‘Like all the best journals, it has a rich immediacy . . . the book is a
rare treat.’ Globe and Mail ‘Sacks’s boundless curiosity is always a
reward’ New York Times Oliver Sacks is a physician and the author of
ten previous books, including
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
, Awakenings
(which inspired the Oscar-nominated film) and Musicophilia
. He lives in New York City, where he is 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.
