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.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
144 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
HarperCollins Publishers |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2023-04-13 |
| ISBN |
9780008610036 |
