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Publisher / Imprint
Vintage Canada
Vintage Canada
Publication Date
March 31, 2020
March 31, 2020
Format
Trade Paperback / Unabridged
Trade Paperback / Unabridged
Pages
288
288
ISBN-13
978-0-34-581139-4
978-0-34-581139-4
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A reflective collection of personal essays and memoir fragments, the book gathers the final writings of a neurologist who spent his life observing the strange, fragile beauty of the human mind. Through memories of patients, scientific curiosity, and his own early experiences, he revisits the moments that shaped both his thinking and his sense of wonder.
Themes of memory, identity, first love, and mortality run quietly through the pieces, often blending scientific insight with deeply personal reflection. Rather than focusing on grand conclusions, the writing lingers on small revelations—those fleeting instances where life, perception, and emotion briefly align.
A thoughtful, intimate farewell that blends science and storytelling, offering a humane look at consciousness, connection, and the way meaning is built from the smallest details of lived experience.
Themes of memory, identity, first love, and mortality run quietly through the pieces, often blending scientific insight with deeply personal reflection. Rather than focusing on grand conclusions, the writing lingers on small revelations—those fleeting instances where life, perception, and emotion briefly align.
A thoughtful, intimate farewell that blends science and storytelling, offering a humane look at consciousness, connection, and the way meaning is built from the smallest details of lived experience.
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Edition Info
Publisher / Imprint
Vintage Canada
Vintage Canada
Publication Date
March 31, 2020
March 31, 2020
Format
Trade Paperback / Unabridged
Trade Paperback / Unabridged
Pages
288
288
ISBN-13
978-0-34-581139-4
978-0-34-581139-4
Trade Paperback
Unabridged
Publication Date:
March 31, 2020
ISBN-13:
978-0-34-581139-4