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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death
by Jean-Dominique Bauby | PB | Good
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- Condition
- Good
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- Binding
- Paperback
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- Product Group
- Book
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- ISBN
- 0375701214
- EAN
- 9780375701214
- Book Title
- Diving Bell and the Butterfly : a Memoir of Life in Death
- Book Series
- Vintage International Ser.
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Health & Fitness
- Topic
- Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Diseases / Nervous System (Incl. Brain), Cultural Heritage, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Personal Memoirs
- Item Weight
- 4.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- 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.
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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
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Diseases / Nervous System (Incl. Brain), Cultural Heritage, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Personal Memoirs
Genre
Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Health & Fitness
Book Series
Vintage International Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
4.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
21
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
Lccn
97-071922
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
362.1/9681 B
Copyright Date
1997
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