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1、IntotheSilentLandPaulBrokstrainedasaclinicalpsychologistatOxfordUniversityandwentontospecializeinneuropsychology.Hehaspursuedacareercombiningbothclinicalpracticeandfundamentalbrainresearch.HelivesinCornwallandiscurrentlyaSeniorClinicalLecturerinNeuropsychologyatPlymouthUniversity.Hewri
2、tesaregularcolumnforProspectmagazineandhisworkhasappearedintheSundayTimes,SundayTelegraph,Guardian,DailyTelegraphandGranta.IntotheSilentLandwasshortlistedfortheGuardianFirstBookAward2003.Fromthereviews:'IntotheSilentLandisasmall,strange,beautifulgem...Broksisasmuchpoetasscientist...Ind
3、elible.'AtulGawande,authorofComplications'Beautifullywrittenandbeautifullythoughtthrough.'ProfessorStevenRose,authorofTheMakingofMemory'IntotheSilentLandisastonishing-amixofreal-lifeneurologicalcases,sciencefiction,randomquipsanddeeplypersonalrevelations...Thebookhasnorighttohangtogeth
4、er,butsomehowitdoes,quitebeautifully.'SimonHattenstone,Guardian'Riveting.'TonyGuild,Independent'Impressive...Broks'sbeststories...provethatallhumanbeingsare,asheputsit,'story-tellingmachines'.Facedwiththematerialrealityofthebrainandtheinfiniteconfigurationsofthemind,werealizethatweare"
5、atonelevel,nomorethanmeat;and,onanother,nomorethanfiction".'GabyWood,Observer'Adebutofconsiderablequality.'RobertMacfarlane,SundayTimes'Brokshasexpressedwhatwillsurelybethetwenty-firstcentury'scentralangstwithsensitivityandelegance.'JeffreyGray,TLS'IntotheSilentLandshowshowpeopleadaptt
6、oextraordinarycircumstances...Fascinating.'KathMurphy,ScotlandonSunday'Broksentersthesilentlandwitharclightsblazing...Confrontedwithbrainsandrelationshipsthatarefragileandprovisional,Brokskindlescompassionandinspires.'CliveCoen,TimesEducationalSupplement'IntotheSilentLandoutlineswhatca
7、nhappenafterseverebrain-injury—andIamnowincreasinglyfascinatedbywhatthebrainiscapableofandwhy'SheenaMcDonald,SundayHeraldBooksoftheYear'Ararebookofstaggeringbrilliance,leavingreaderswithmuchtoconsiderabouttheirownlives.'GoodBooksGuide'Studdedwithdazzlinginsightsandagreatdealoffoodfor
