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Jean-Dominique Bauby The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Paperback)
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- Condition
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- Book Title
- Diving Bell and the Butterfly : a Memoir of Life in Death
- Publication Name
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Title
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- Subtitle
- A Memoir of Life in Death
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0375701214
- EAN
- 9780375701214
- ISBN
- 9780375701214
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Genre
- Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Health & Fitness
- Release Date
- 23/06/1998
- Release Year
- 1998
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Item Weight
- 4.8 Oz
- Series
- Vintage International
- Book Series
- Vintage International Ser.
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Topic
- Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Diseases / Nervous System (Incl. Brain), Cultural Heritage, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Personal Memoirs
- Number of Pages
- 144 Pages
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In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle , the father of two young childen, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the brainstem. After 20 days in a coma, Bauby awoke into a body which had all but stopped working: only his left eye functioned, allowing him to see and, by blinking it, to make clear that his mind was unimpaired. Almost miraculously, he was soon able to express himself in the richest detail: dictating a word at a time, blinking to select each letter as the alphabet was recited to him slowly, over and over again. In the same way, he was able eventually to compose this extraordinary book. By turns wistful, mischievous, angry, and witty, Bauby bears witness to his determination to live as fully in his mind as he had been able to do in his body. He explains the joy, and deep sadness, of seeing his children and of hearing his aged father's voice on the phone. In magical sequences, he imagines traveling to other places and times and of lying next to the woman he loves. Fed only intravenously, he imagines preparing and tasting the full flavor of delectable dishes. Again and again he returns to an "inexhaustible reservoir of sensations," keeping in touch with himself and the life around him. Jean-Dominique Bauby died two days after the French publication of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly . This book is a lasting testament to his life.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375701214
ISBN-13
9780375701214
eBay Product ID (ePID)
887404
Product Key Features
Book Title
Diving Bell and the Butterfly : a Memoir of Life in Death
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Diseases / Nervous System (Incl. Brain), Cultural Heritage, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Personal Memoirs
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Health & Fitness
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
4.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"The book's tone, in Jeremy Leggatt's translation, is dominated by a sweet, even humorous, lyricism." -- The New York Times "The real poignancy of these pieces is their ordinariness, [and their] moments of extraordinary sadness and beauty." -- Publisher's Weekly, "The book's tone, in Jeremy Leggatt's translation, is dominated by a sweet, even humorous, lyricism." -- The New York Times "The real poignancy of these pieces is their ordinariness, [and their] moments of extraordinary sadness and beauty." -- Publishers Weekly
Copyright Date
1997
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
97-071922
Dewey Decimal
362.1/9681 B
Dewey Edition
21
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