The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

The diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby who, with his left eyelid (the only surviving muscle after a massive stroke) dictated a remarkable book about his experiences locked inside his body. A masterpiece and a bestseller in France. On 8 December 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a massive stroke and slipped into a coma. When he regained consciousness three weeks later, the only muscle left functioning was in his left eylid although his mind remained as active and alert as it had ever been. He spent most of 1996 writing this book, letter by letter, blinking as an alphabet was repeatedly read out to him. The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly was published in France on Thursday 6th March 1997. It was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. And then, three days later, he died. The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly, which records Bauby's lonely existence, is probably the most remarkable book about the triumph of the human spirit, the ability to invent a life for oneself in the most appalling of circumstances, that you will ever read.

Jean-Dominique Bauby was born in 1952. He was the Editor-in-Chief of French Elle Magazine. He died on 9 March 1997.

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ISBN 13	9781857027792
ISBN 10	1857027795
Titre	The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly
Auteur	Jean-Dominique Bauby
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Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	HarperCollins Publishers
Année de publication	1997-04-10
Nombre de pages	144
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