It's quite a surprise. All I knew was that the title was familiar, not knowing this book was lying in my cupboard unread and only after the watching the French movie did I realise, I have the book!
Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in -chief of French Elle was completely paralysed and speechless after a stroke, known as the lock-in syndrome.
In the movie you will see the struggle Jean went through and how his inner-self curb through the frustration. It was however portrayed in a humourous way. The only means of communication was by moving his eyelid. With the help of therapists, Jean managed to come up with a way to construct words and sentences - alphabet by alphabet. Through this slow process, he wrote the book - The Diving Bell & The Butterfly.
A memoir of all times.
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