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- Author: Jean-Dominique Bauby
- Genre: Non-Fiction Memoir
- Publication Date: 1997
- Publisher: Knopf
- Pages: 131
- ISBN 978-0375401152
- Adaptations: Movie, 2007
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is the transcribed non-fiction memoir of former journalist and editor Jean-Dominique Bauby. The book sold more than 150,000 copies in the first week after its publication. It was written by Bauby blinking his left eyelid noting to the transcriber what letter he wanted by how many times he blinked. The process took only two months. Bauby died two days after it was released after suffering from pneumonia.
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Critical Reception
- "It's unfair to judge the book in terms of the huge physical effort that went into it. Calling it an 'achievement' is patronising and doesn't do justice to the beautiful words Bauby is capable of. His positivism jumps off the page, but so do expressions and images that linger and make you think." - Bibliofemme Review
- "The result is a marvelous, compelling account of Bauby's life as a "vegetable," full of humor and devoid of self-pity." - Library Journal Review
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Questions
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Is the butterfly affect a fantasy or a scientific myth? 2 AnswersThe so-called Butterfly Effect is a characteristic of chaotic systems. If you define a phase-space of all possible paths a system can develop along, then a chao... read more -
I started in sales of scuba diving on line. this is good business? 1 AnswerThere is always a market for anything. The key is finding the right advertising for it. For instance the skateboard shop posts banners by the skate board park... read more -
What are some funny examples of chaos theory within the internet? If a Butterfly flapped its wings, could Google servers crash... 5 AnswersA butterfly flaps its wings... Yahoo Answers crashes and Mahalo becomes the dominant Q&A site on the internet! A butterfly flaps its wings... Everyone use... read more
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly News and Articles
- Google News: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
- OSCAR.com: 80th Annual Academy Awards - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (January 22, 2008)
- Guardian Unlimited: A story told in the blink of an eye (January 27, 2008)
- Transcriber of the novel tells her story.
- The New York Times: "In the Blink of an Eye" (1997)
- Topix: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly News
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@ilovelikkbabyy it was coo. can't complain. i watched this movie in media called "the diving bell and the butterfly" #2words life changing
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a really touching film. Mathieu Amalric ♥. Must add the book to my 'Must read' list. ^^
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