The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly
(Sprache: Englisch)
'Locked-in syndrome: paralysed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body, unable to speak or move. In my case, blinking my left eyelid is my only means of communication.'
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'Locked-in syndrome: paralysed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body, unable to speak or move. In my case, blinking my left eyelid is my only means of communication.'
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A newly jacketed reissue of the diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby whose only surviving muscle, after a stroke, was his eyelid.Autoren-Porträt von Jean-dominique Bauby
Jean-Dominique Bauby was born in Paris in 1952. He was the editor-in-chief of French 'Elle'. In 1996 he set up ALIS (Association du Locked-In Syndrome). He died on 9 March 1997.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jean-dominique Bauby
- 2002, Film tie-in edition, 139 Seiten, Maße: 13 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: HarperCollins UK
- ISBN-10: 0007139845
- ISBN-13: 9780007139842
- Erscheinungsdatum: 09.02.2007
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly “
'The most remarkable memoir of our time.' Cynthia Ozick 'Read this book and fall back in love with life.' Edmund White 'A staggering piece of work. It represents an almost inconceivable act of generosity, the gift of the mind and the spirit for which writing was designed.' A. L. Kennedy 'One of the great books of the century.' Financial Times 'Everyone in the country should own at least one copy.' Guardian 'We listen, because what he has to say goes to the core of what it means to be human.' Robert McCrum, Observer 'The most extraordinary book of the year.' Daily Telegraph 'Life-enhancing and devastating in equal measure - everyone should read it.' Gloss magazine
Pressezitat
'The most remarkable memoir of our time.' Cynthia Ozick 'Read this book and fall back in love with life.' Edmund White
'A staggering piece of work. It represents an almost inconceivable act of generosity, the gift of the mind and the spirit for which writing was designed.' A. L. Kennedy
'One of the great books of the century.' Financial Times
'Everyone in the country should own at least one copy.' Guardian
'We listen, because what he has to say goes to the core of what it means to be human.' Robert McCrum, Observer
'The most extraordinary book of the year.' Daily Telegraph
'Life-enhancing and devastating in equal measure - everyone should read it.' Gloss magazine
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