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The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

A Memoir of Life in Death

by Jean-Dominique Bauby

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The Diving Bell and The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
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  • First Published:
    May 1997, 144 pages

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    Jun 1998, 144 pages

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Gaby Geretschläger (05/21/02)

I read the book through very fastly. It touched me so deeply that I cried at several passages. Jean-Dominique Bauby must have been a great man and I'm sad that I never got to know him. His book is staggering, fascinating and just wonderful. One learn's to look at life differently after reading it.
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