The Diving-bell and the Butterfly (Cascades)

Name: The Diving-bell and the Butterfly (Cascades)
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ISBN: 9780003302134

ISBN-10: 000330213X

ISBN-13: 9780003302134

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jean-Dominique Bauby

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The story of how a man who could only move one eyelid learned to communicate and to 'dictate' his autobiography by blinking. * The story: Jean-Dominique Bauby, Editor-in-Chief of French Elle, suffered a massive stroke which left him completely paralysed, except for one eyelid. The book tells how he learned to communicate by blinking, and recounts his experience and perceptions of life, of disability and death. * Themes: Disability; death; communication; the individual and society (Edexcel GCSE). * Genre: Autobiography/non-fiction must be studied under the National Curriculum. * Suitable for 14-19 year-olds.

Book details

Publisher: Collins Educational
Pages: 144
Weight: 1.518