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Musicophilia

Paperback • 2011 • English

Musicophilia

By Oliver Sacks

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About the book

'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 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, unus...Show more

Theory of music and musicology
Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Biography and non-fiction prose

Book details

ISBN

9780330523592

Publisher

Picador

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

Musicophilia

Format

Paperback

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