1 5 8 3 3 3 4 6 7 6 }} </ ref > ▁His ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁over ▁ 2 5 ▁languages . ▁In ▁addition , ▁S acks ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York er , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁London ▁Review ▁of ▁Books ▁and ▁numerous ▁other ▁medical , ▁scientific ▁and ▁general ▁publications . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Lewis ▁Thomas ▁Prize ▁for ▁Writing ▁about ▁Science ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁S acks ' s ▁work ▁is ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁" bro ader ▁range ▁of ▁media ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁any ▁other ▁contemporary ▁medical ▁author " ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁wrote ▁he ▁" has ▁become ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁poet ▁la ure ate ▁of ▁contemporary ▁medicine ". ▁ ▁S acks ▁considered ▁his ▁literary ▁style ▁to ▁have ▁grown ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁" cl in ical ▁an ec d otes ", ▁a ▁literary ▁style ▁that ▁included ▁detailed ▁narr ative ▁case ▁histor ies , ▁which ▁he ▁term ed ▁novel istic . ▁He ▁also ▁counted ▁among ▁his ▁inspir ations ▁the ▁case ▁histor ies ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁ne uro ps ych ologist ▁A . ▁R . ▁L uria , ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁through ▁correspond ence ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁until ▁Dr . ▁L uria ▁died . S acks , ▁O . ▁( 2 0 1 4 ). ▁L