Being born in 1933, Oliver Sacks was a British neurologist who garnered immense fame as a non-fiction writer. His extraordinary talent to weave heart-touching tales involved characters that were poignantly his own patients, notably materializing in the critically acclaimed novel ‘Awakenings’. This masterpiece later transformed into a film that not only starred Robert De Niro and Robin Williams but also captured audiences worldwide with its profound storytelling.
Born amidst the hustle and bustle of North London, Sacks stemmed from a lineage of dedicated medics. As the country was gripped by the Blitz, young Sacks was relocated to the Midlands. Like his parents, he too ventured into the medical field, earning his BA in physiology and biology from The Queen’s College, Oxford University, followed by an MA, MB ChB, and later his MD from the same institute.
Welcome 1970, Sacks decided it was time to pack his bags and start a new chapter. Off he went to New York, a city he would call home from 1966 until he bid the world adieu in 2015.
The Noteworthy Journey of Books in Order: An Insight into Oliver Sacks’ Writing Career
As a published author, Oliver Sacks embarked on his literary journey in 1970 with his debut work, Migraine. From there, what unfolded was a series of books in order that perfectly mirrored his brilliance and expertise in his field.
Below is a list of all the incredible works of Oliver Sacks, presented in order of their original release:
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Migraine | (1970) |    |
| Awakenings | (1973) | |
| A Leg to Stand On | (1984) | |
| The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales | (1985) | |
| Seeing Voices | (1989) | |
| An Anthropologist on Mars | (1995) | |
| The Island of the Colorblind | (1996) | |
| Oaxaca Journal | (2002) | |
| Musicophilia | (2007) | |
| Asylum | (2009) | |
| The Mind’s Eye | (2010) | |
| Hallucinations | (2012) | |
| Gratitude | (2015) | |
| The River of Consciousness | (2017) | |
| Everything in Its Place | (2019) | |
| The Creative Self | (2019) | |