has there ever been a book written by someone who...?

Question

was paralysed from the neck down and couldn't talk? (ie they wrote it by blinking or by controlling a cursor with there eye or something of the sort?)
this is a 100% serious question. i'd like to read about how that felt as weird as that may sound.

Answer 1

It's called *The Diving-bell and the Butterfly*, and it's by Jean-Dominique Bauby.

Answer 2

Stephen Hawking wrote 'A Brief History of Time', which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. He also wrote Black Holes and Baby Universes.

As for Authors of fiction, thereare not very many famous ones. Christy Brown, has cerebral palsy - but published numerous poetry collections, and his autobiography entitled "My Left Foot" but he was able to speak, and had use of his left foot, to type with.

Answer 3

The others who wrote about Stephen Hawking were correct--to a degree. His book was scientific in nature and as far as I know did not discuss his own personal trials and tribulations in writing the book. Perhaps a book by the late Christopher Reeves would address your question better.

Answer 4

yes, there was (probably he's still alive actually) an Irishman named Christy Brown who was paralyzed except for his left foot. He used it to type a memoir which was entitled "My Left Foot." Some of us remember it was made into a movie starring Daniel Day Lewis.
In fact, I think this is a very good book for letting you know how that felt.

Answer 5

Yes, it's Stephen Hawking

Answer 6

Stephen Hawking. One of the most brilliant scientists in the world.

Answer 7

Christy Brown - he had cerebral palsy. His book was called Down All The Days, and the film My Left Foot was based on it.

Oh, and he was Irish.

Answer 8

i know of no authors who were physically paralysed but emotionally disadvantaged is a different matter. authors who write as though they are paralysed emotionally could range from sylvis plath "the bell jar" jd salinger "the catcher in the rye" peter ackroyd "hawksmoor"????????????oscar wilde perhapd. "The Ballad of Reading Goal"deals specifically with the inability to cope with incapacities?

Answer 9

Stephen Hawking. He is severely disabled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS (a type of motor neurone disease); this condition is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

His Biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking

His website: http://www.hawking.org.uk/home/hindex.html

Answer 10

Isn't Stephen Hawking? Pax - C