Author: Jean-Dominique Bauby
Translator: Yong-ran Yang
Publisher: Dongmoonseon
176 pages | 210*148mm
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About This Book
In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle,
the father of two young children, 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.
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