as you know, having read his other works.
Hi there
whats meaning and tense of this sentence???

TERKEL: That’s Oliver Sacks reading a deceptively casual preface to his
most recent book. Oliver Sacks is a wonder of a neurologist, who has the
soul of a poet but the writing gifts of a fine novelist, as you know,
having read his other works.

Question

as you know, having read his other works.
Hi there
whats meaning and tense of this sentence???

TERKEL: That’s Oliver Sacks reading a deceptively casual preface to his
most recent book. Oliver Sacks is a wonder of a neurologist, who has the
soul of a poet but the writing gifts of a fine novelist, as you know,
having read his other works.

Answer

Terkel (Studs Terkel?) is describing something that just happened. Oliver Sacks just read the preface to his book. Terkel is speaking to the audience when he says "as you (the listener) know, having read his other works." I don't know the proper name for this tense, but he is explaining why you know that stuff about Sacks. You know because you have read his other works.
 
A few more simple sentences with this same structure:

"You know the food is good, having gone to that restaurant yesterday."
"You must hate him, having dealt with him all these years."
"I finished the marathon easily, having practiced for so long."

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