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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.
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The Diving-bell and the Butterfly, Jean-Dominique Bauby
- Language
- Released
- 1998
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jean-Dominique Bauby
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1857027949
- ISBN13
- 9781857027945
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Health & Medicine, Medicine, Autobiographies & Memoirs, France, Medicine, Adapted for Film, Hope, Based on True Events, Popular science publications, Searching for the meaning of life, Chaos, Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Paralysis, Quadriplegia
- First published
- 1997
- Original title
- Le Scaphandre et le papillon
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- 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.










