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Jean-Dominique Bauby
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1952 - 1997
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Jean-Dominique Bauby (French: [ʒɑ̃ dɔminik bobi]; 23 April 1952 – 9 March 1997) was a French journalist, author and editor of the French fashion magazine Elle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Dominique Bauby has received more than 769,508 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Jean-Dominique Bauby is the 2,397th most popular writer (down from 1,922nd in 2019), the 2,659th most popular biography from France (down from 2,166th in 2019) and the 335th most popular French Writer.
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Among writers, Jean-Dominique Bauby ranks 2,397 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Berlitz, Akaki Tsereteli, Laura Esquivel, S. N. Goenka, Izumi Shikibu, and Johann Jakob Bodmer. After him are Per Petterson, Je
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Jean-Dominique Bauby Biography, Books, and Similar Authors
Jean-Dominique Bauby Biography
In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young children, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the brainstem. After 20 days in a coma, Bauby awoke into a body which had all but stopped working: only his left eye functioned, allowing him to see and, by blinking it, to make clear that his mind was unimpaired. Almost miraculously, he was soon able to express himself in the richest detail: dictating a word at a time, blinking to select each letter as the alphabet was recited to him slowly, over and over again. In the same way, he was able eventually to compose this extraordinary book.
By turns wistful, mischievous, angry, and witty, Bauby bears witness to his determination to live as fully in his mind as he had been able to do in his body. He explains the joy, and deep sadness, of seeing his children and of hearing
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Jean-Dominique Bauby
French writer and editor (1952–1997)
Jean-Dominique Bauby | |
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Bauby, blinking, to Claude Mendibil, transcribing, 1996 | |
| Born | (1952-04-23)23 April 1952 Paris, France |
| Died | 9 March 1997(1997-03-09) (aged 44) Berck-sur-Mer, Nord-Pas de Calais, France |
| Occupation | Journalist, editor, writer |
| Language | French |
| Notable works | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
| Children | 2 |
Jean-Dominique Bauby (French:[ʒɑ̃dɔminikbobi]; 23 April 1952 – 9 March 1997) was a French journalist, author and editor of the French fashion magazine Elle.
Early life and career
Bauby was born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, and grew up in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, on Rue du Mont-Thabor, north of the Tuileries Garden, living in the building where Alfred de Musset had lived.[1]
He began his journalism career at Combat and then Le Quotidien de Paris. He received his first by-line the day Georges Pompidou died in 1974. At age 28, he was promoted to editor-in-chief of the daily Le Matin de Paris, before becoming edit
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