An Anthropologist on Mars

In the book “An Anthropologist on Mars,” incredible stories are gathered about patients of the famous neuropsychologist Oliver Sacks—people who managed to defend their place in life despite a strict medical verdict that couldn’t be revised. Seven amazing stories about the boundless potential of the human brain, about resilience and love that protects, saves, gives strength to live through—even the harshest blows of fate.

One of the stories from the book became the basis for the film “Awakenings,” released on screens in 1999. The main roles were played by Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino.