The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death, Jean-Dominique Bauby

Автор: Bauby, Jean-Dominique
Название: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
ISBN: 0375701214 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780375701214
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 9810.00 T
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Описание: 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.

Автор: Jean-Dominique Bauby
Название: Diving-Bell and the Butterfly, The
ISBN: 0007139845 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007139842
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 8790.00 T
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Описание: `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.`

Автор: Bauby Jean-Dominique
Название: Diving-Bell and the Butterfly
ISBN: 0008329745 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008329747
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 7910.00 T
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Описание: 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.

Автор: Ballard, J. G. Bauby, Jean-dominque Fitzgerald, Penelope Franzen, Jonathan Mantel, Hilary Masters, Alexander Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda O`brien, Tim Pr
Название: Matchbook classics box set
ISBN: 0007976739 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007976737
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 79190.00 T
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Описание: Collected here in a stunning box set, these ten books - novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography - that make up our Matchbook Classics` series, a beautifully redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist.