The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

出版者:Vintage Books

作者:Jean-Dominique Bauby

页数:131

译者:Jeremy Leggatt

出版时间:1998-8-1

价格:GBP 11.43

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780375701214

具体描述

In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of FrenchElle, the father of two young childen, 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 his aged father's voice on the phone. In magical sequences, he imagines traveling to other places and times and of lying next to the woman he loves. Fed only intravenously, he imagines preparing and tasting the full flavor of delectable dishes. Again and again he returns to an "inexhaustible reservoir of sensations," keeping in touch with himself and the life around him. Jean-Dominique Bauby died two days after the French publication ofThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly. This book is a lasting testament to his life.

作者简介

让－多米尼克·鲍比，1952年生，在巴黎求学。后任记者数年。1991年，出任法国《ELEE》杂志总编辑。1995年12月8日，突发脑中风。1997年3月9日，去世。

读后感

让-多米尼克•鲍比全身的所有器官都下了地狱，除了一只能动的左眼皮，于是便有了《潜水钟与蝴蝶》，一曲忧伤疲惫但略带灵魂安息之美的生命离伤。两个月后，鲍比去了天堂的某个地方，他全身都像羽毛一般轻盈，翅膀划过天空就会听到灵魂的叮叮当当，但是我们却已然失去了他...  

我会去看这本书，其实是出于职业上的好奇心：人最糟在什么情况下还会想写作？人在这样的情况下会写些什么？ 让-多米尼克·鲍比，法国人，著名的时尚杂志《ELLE》的主编，两个孩子的父亲。1995年12月8日，原本是非常普通的一天，他还清楚地记得那天他去了哪里，做了什么，车上放...  

设想自己行将入土，你会在生命里残存的日子去做点什么？ 如果此时你寸步难移，连转身都无法做到呢？ 如果你不仅无法动弹，连与人交流也无法开口，而只能通过眨眼示意呢？ 初见这本书，让我想起了前几年讲述高位截瘫者雷蒙的一部电影《深海长眠》，虽然他们讲述的主题不一样。...  

——宇宙中，是否有一把钥匙可以解开我的潜水钟？ 有没有一列没有终点的地铁？ 哪一种强势货币可以让我买回自由？ 应该要去其它地方找。 我去了，去找找。 为薄薄一本书，我两次失常：终于对得起书店，买下一本十五分钟就翻完了的书；摊开本子，不为友人不为考试，单纯写篇读...  

用户评价

在人生的最后，原来一个人像的东西是这样的。谢谢Bauby执着的文字！

coursera上的神经生物学序言课，用这本书的故事骗我花钱买了课（。）标题的比喻就太动人了，潜水钟是他的身体，蝴蝶是他的思想。哪怕是很普通的日常被他一写就很动人，最喜欢的部分是他写他的父亲，他的父亲身体不好，走不动楼梯，永远也不能再来到医院看他，他们各自被囚禁在自己的监牢里，他的身体，和他父亲的公寓。还有他写父亲节，Even a fragment of a dad is still a dad。另外一个特别打动我的地方是，他的亲朋好友给他打电话，有人无法承受这种单方面的叙说，必须听到他在听筒对面用力地呼吸才可以。

the language is beautiful 跟风看的，除了文字优美，太过文艺搞得我真的没太懂，不过作者实在是太令人佩服

在回忆和梦境中自由奔走

因为Francophone Narrative of Disability而看的书, 文字剪短因为病人情况, 却字字能读出真挚和难得的幽默. 行文流畅, 边读边想Mr. Bauby的艰难日夜. 英语翻译过来肯定会差强人意, 等差不多完成法语Minor就去挖挖法语原著看看.