The Man Who Tasted Words: Inside the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses

The Man Who Tasted Words is a book by Guy Leschziner that explores the senses and challenges the idea of 'normal senses'. It tells the story of individuals who experience the world differently, such as a man who tastes words and a woman with no sight who sees fantastical visions. The book unpacks the science behind the senses and encourages readers to try and see the world through another's eyes. It is a profound, entertaining, and exceptional book that will leave your world changed.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 03 February 2022
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

From the very first paragraph, I was captivated, enthralled. Through real stories about what happens when our delicate perception of the world around us and within us is severed, Guy Leschziner reconnects us to our senses.

Professor Alice Roberts, where are you now? Look around you; what can you see? Close your eyes and think of a loved one – do you see their face? Stretch out a hand; what can you feel with your fingertips, your palm, the soft underside of your wrist? What can you hear – nearby and far away?

The information you receive from your senses makes up your world. But that world does not exist. What we perceive to be the absolute truth of the world around us is a complex reconstruction, a virtual reality created by the complex machinations of our minds in tandem with the wiring of our nervous systems.

But what happens if that wiring goes awry? What happens if connections falter, or new and unexpected connections are made? Tiny shifts in the microbiology of our nervous systems can cause the world around us to shift and mutate, to become alien and unfamiliar.

In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way, we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.

But while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal senses, and whether such a thing even exists.

We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. Our senses are the tools we use to navigate this ever-changing landscape, allowing us to perceive the world around us and within us. But what happens when our senses fail us? What happens when we cannot see, hear, touch, or taste the things that are around us?

In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way, we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.

But while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal senses, and whether such a thing even exists.

We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. Our senses are the tools we use to navigate this ever-changing landscape, allowing us to perceive the world around us and within us. But what happens when our senses fail us? What happens when we cannot see, hear, touch, or taste the things that are around us?

In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way, we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.

But while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal senses, and whether such a thing even exists.

We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. Our senses are the tools we use to navigate this ever-changing landscape, allowing us to perceive the world around us and within us. But what happens when our senses fail us? What happens when we cannot see, hear, touch, or taste the things that are around us?

In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way, we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.

But while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal senses, and whether such a thing even exists.

We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. Our senses are the tools we use to navigate this ever-changing landscape, allowing us to perceive the world around us and within us. But what happens when our senses fail us? What happens when we cannot see, hear, touch, or taste the things that are around us?

In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way, we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.

But while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal senses, and whether such a thing even exists.

We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. Our senses are the tools we use to navigate this ever-changing landscape, allowing us to perceive the world around us and within us. But what happens when our senses fail us? What happens when we cannot see, hear, touch, or taste the things that are around us?

In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way, we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.

But while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal senses, and whether such a thing even exists.

We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. Our senses are the tools we use to navigate this ever-changing landscape, allowing us to perceive the world around us and within us. But what happens when our senses fail us? What happens when we cannot see, hear, touch, or taste the things that are around us?

In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way, we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.

But while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal senses, and whether such a thing even exists.

We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. Our senses are the tools we use to navigate this ever-changing landscape, allowing us to perceive the world around us and within us. But what happens when our senses fail us? What happens when we cannot see, hear, touch, or taste the things that are around us?

In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way, we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.

But while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal senses, and whether such a thing even exists.

We live in a world that is constantly changing and evolving. Our senses are the tools we use to navigate this ever-changing landscape, allowing us to perceive the world around us and within us. But what happens when our senses fail us? What happens when we cannot see, hear, touch, or taste the things that are around us?

In The Man Who Tasted Words, consultant neurologist Guy Leschziner takes us on a journey through the senses, exploring how each one shapes our experience of the world. And investigating what happens when they deviate from the norm. Along the way, we meet a number of extraordinary individuals and step through the looking glass and into their worlds. Worlds where hot and cold are reversed, where a person with no sight sees fantastical visions, or where words have a taste and sounds create sensations.

But while fascinating, their experiences are more than simply curiosities. They teach us about our own perception of the world, forcing us to question the idea of ‘normal senses, and whether such a thing even exists.

Weight: 508g
Dimension: 162 x 242 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781471193941