The island of the colorblind

and, Cycad island

by

298 pages

English language

Published Jan. 5, 1997 by A.A. Knopf, Distributed by Random House.

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The Island of the Colorblind is a 1997 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks about achromatopsia on the Micronesian atoll of Pingelap. It was published in the UK as The Island of the Colour-blind. The second half of the book is devoted to the mystery of Lytico-Bodig disease in Guam. The subject was also presented in an episode of the BBC documentary series The Mind Traveller.

18 editions

Subjects

  • Color blindness -- Caroline Islands
  • Parkinson's disease -- Guam
  • Dementia -- Guam
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Guam
  • Chamorro (Micronesian people) -- Diseases
  • Pingelap (Micronesian people) -- Diseases
  • Cycads -- Guam
  • Medical anthropology -- Micronesia
  • Micronesia -- Description and travel