Jean-Dominique Bauby
Jean-Dominique Bauby (born April 23, 1952 in Paris , † March 9, 1997 in Berck ) was a French journalist , author and editor-in-chief of Elle magazine .
Cut in life
At the age of 43, on December 8, 1995, Bauby suffered a massive stroke that damaged his brain stem . When he woke up from a coma two weeks later in the Berck hospital, he was not only mute, but also completely paralyzed. He could only move his head a little and grunt and blink his left eyelid. This rare phenomenon is known as locked-in syndrome . He wrote about this experience - in a paralyzed state - the book Le scaphandre et le papillon (literally: “The diving suit and the butterfly”), dictating the book by blinking when the correct letter in the alphabet was reached. For this purpose, a special alphabet was created, which arranged the letters according to their frequency in the French language .
Bauby had to create and edit the book completely in his head and then dictate it letter by letter. The book was published in France on March 6, 1997; Bauby died of pneumonia just three days later.
The book was made into a film by the American director Julian Schnabel , with Mathieu Amalric and Emmanuelle Seigner in the leading roles: Butterfly and Diving Bell celebrated its world premiere in May 2007 during the Cannes Film Festival , where it was awarded the prize for best director .
He lived with Sylvie de la Rochefoucauld and had two children with her: Théo and Céleste.
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Le scaphandre et le papillon . Robert Laffont, Paris 1997, ISBN 2-221-08172-2
- German translation: butterfly and diving bell . German by Uli Aumüller. Paul Zsolnay Verlag , Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-552-04869-3
- Paperback edition: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (dtv Literatur 12565), Munich 1998, ISBN 3-423-12565-9
- German translation: butterfly and diving bell . German by Uli Aumüller. Paul Zsolnay Verlag , Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-552-04869-3
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean-Dominique Bauby in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jean-Dominique Bauby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Life in the blink of an eye Review of the film from the NZZ from February 24, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life in the blink of an eye February 24, 2008, NZZ
- ↑ Interview with Sylvie de la Rochefoucauld February 3, 2008, Mail Online (eng.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bauby, Jean-Dominique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French journalist, author and editor-in-chief of Elle magazine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1997 |
| Place of death | Berck |