The Diving-Bell and The Butterfly
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The Diving-Bell and The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
The story of how a man who could only move one eyelid learned to communicate and to 'dictate' his autobiography by blinking.- 'Vibrantly, insistently, a tale for our times.. it is one of the great books of the century.'
Financial Times. - 'This is a memoir where the man speaks for the moment, and it is one of the great books of the century.' Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times.
Bauby Jean-Dominique Bauby was born in Paris in 1952. In 1996 he set up ALIS (Association du Locked-In Syndrome). Bauby died on 9 March 1997. He leaves a wife and two children.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780003302134 |
| ISBN 10 | 000330213X |
| Title | The Diving-Bell and The Butterfly |
| Author | Jean-Dominique Bauby |
| Series | Cascades |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2000-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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