The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

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.

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Dominique Bauby
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9780008610036
• ISBN: 978-0-00-861003-6
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 9 mm
• Series: Collins Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); France, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Diaries, letters & journals, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Fashion, Trauma & shock, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Coping with disability, Rehabilitation: brain & spinal injuries, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Trauma and shock, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Disability: social aspects, Autobiography: science, technology & medicine, Diaries, letters and journals, Coping with / advice about physical impairments / disability, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (inc Patients)