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). ...
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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.
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Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9780003302134.
I read this because I knew the author could only communicate by blinking one eye, and that's how he wrote this book. It's pretty remarkable that he wrote anything at all. I wish he had spent more time explaining how he wrote the book with one eye, since it's autobiographical, but it's still pretty interesting.
SusanDale
Feb 16, 2010
This was a book that stayed with me for days and days after reading.....I thought about it, dreamed about it and was greatly impacted by the way he was able to communicate just by blinking one eye. I was left feeling a sense of hope and relief that in some ways he had come to terms with the very hard circumstances he was in. I am so glad he knew it was published before he died.
