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The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly( )
Author: Bauby, Jean-Dominique
Series title:Perennial Non-fiction Promotion Ser.
ISBN:978-0-00-724166-8
Publication Date:May 2007
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Imprint:HarperPerennial
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $16.99
Book Description:

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.

Author Biography
Bauby, Jean-Dominique (Author)
Jean-Dominique Bauby was just 43 years old when he suffered a massive stroke. At the time, he was a magazine editor. While the stroke spared Bauby's life and mind, it left him paralyzed. Self-described as "like a mind in a jar," Bauby was unable to move or speak. His only means of communication was his ability to blink his left eyelid. Before this condition claimed his life, Bauby painfully put his experiences and wisdom into the books, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, by correlating eye-blinking patterns and the French alphabet for transcription.

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