The Five Senses
F. Gonzalez-Crussi
Gonzalez-Crussi reflects on each of the senses individually, mingling his reflections with childhood recollections of Mexico City and with observations on memorable characters from other times and cultures.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- ISBN-13
- 9780679727170
- Genre
- Topics
- Human sensesPerceptionMemoir and cultural reflection
Awards
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyShortlisted(1989)
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