The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar
paperback
Published:
9 April, 2001
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Description
'A literary rite of passage.' The Times
'Plath changed our world.' Guardian
Esther is supposed to be having the time of her life. Her internship at a fashion magazine is a whirl of cocktail parties and dinner dates in the shimmering city. But why doesn't she feel anything? Back home in the suburbs, she is trapped inside a suffocating bell jar. She can't write her novel; her boyfriend is a hypocrite; there seems no point in getting out of bed. As she spirals into darkness, her world becomes increasingly unreal ...
An unflinchingly honest portrait of a young woman's breakdown, Sylvia Plath's iconic The Bell Jar has transformed the lives of millions of readers since it was first published in 1963. Its witty, acidic, razor-sharp voice will stay with you forever.
READ IN AN AUDIOBOOK EDITION BY MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'
Reader responses:
'Plath's masterpiece . . . It's amazing how relevant this book still is.'
'I just couldn't put it down.'
'Ever better than I expected.'
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571081783 |
| ISBN10 | 0571081789 |
| Number Of Pages | 240 |
| Item Weight | 202 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 14 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber & Faber |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main - Re-issue |
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Author's Bio
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fulbright scholarship, where she met and later married Ted Hughes. She published one collection of poems in her lifetime, The Colossus (1960), and a novel, The Bell Jar (1963); Ariel was published posthumously in 1965. Her Collected Poems, which contains her poetry written from 1956 until her death, was published in 1981 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.