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The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly (4th Estate Matchbook Classics)
By (author) Jean-Dominique Bauby
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One of the most remarkable memoirs ever written. One of the ten books - novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography - that make up our Matchbook Classics' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist. 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.
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Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 4 Apr 2019
Language | English
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 144
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 12mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 170g
ISBN | 978-0-0083-2974-7
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BISAC | health & fitness / diseases / nervous system (incl. brain)
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