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The Island of the Colorblind

Hardcover • 1997 • English • 1. edition

The Island of the Colorblind

By Sacks, Oliver

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About the book

Oliver Sacks has always been fascinated by islands--their remoteness, their mystery, above all the unique forms of life they harbor. For him, islands conjure up equally the romance of Melville and Stevenson, the adventure of Magellan and Cook, and the scientific wonder of Darwin and Wallace. Drawn to the tiny Pacific atoll of Pingelap by intriguing reports of an isolated community of islanders born totally color-blind, Sacks finds himself setting up a clinic in a one-room island dispensary, whe...Show more

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ISBN

9780679451143

Publisher

Knopf

Published year

1997

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Island of the Colorblind

Format

Hardcover

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