The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

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Publisher's Synopsis

One of the most remarkable memoirs ever written.

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.

In December 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French Elle and the father of two young children, suffered a massive stroke and found himself paralysed and speechless. But his mind remained as active and alert as it had ever been.

Using his only functioning muscle - his left eyelid - he was determined to tell his remarkable story, painstakingly spelling it out letter by letter.

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly records Bauby's lonely existence but also the ability to invent a life for oneself in the most appalling of circumstances. It one of the most extraordinary books about the triumph of the human spirit ever written.

Book information

ISBN: 9780008610036
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: 4th Estate
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.196810092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 108g
Height: 128mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 11mm