Oaxaca Journal
- Author Oliver Sacks
- Narrator Jonathan Davis, Oliver Sacks
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Run Time 4 hours and 19 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Ferns, mosses and liverworts, Travel guides: eco-tourism, ‘green’ tourism, Travel writing, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest.
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What to expect
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.
‘Light and fast-moving, unburdened by library research but filled with erudition’ – New Yorker
Critics Review
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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
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