Leyla Sanai

The boundless curiosity of Oliver Sacks

The neurologist’s diverse interests – from colour blindness to cephalopods – are strikingly evident in letters to family, friends and patients, as well as his unfailing courtesy and compassion

Oliver Sacks in 2002. [Leonardo Cendamo/ Getty Images] 
issue 23 November 2024

  • Letters

    Oliver Sacks, edited by Kate Edgar

    Picador, pp. 752, £30

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