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Oliver Sacks
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British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

Also known as: Oliver W. Sacks, Oliver Wolf Sacks, Оливер Сакс, أوليفر ساكس, 올리버 색스, オリヴァー・サックス

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Known works

  • The Island of the Colorblind and Cycad Island (1997)
  • Musicophilia (2007)
  • The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (2004)
  • Awakenings (1973)
  • The Mind's Eye