The Bell Jar (Paperback, Export - Airside ed)

With the recent UK publication of Plath's diaries, what better time to re-acquaint ourselves with her fiction? Plath's genius, of course, was as a poet but her only novel deserves more serious attention. It is a fictionalized account of her first suicide attempt and her subsequent hospitalization and shock therapy. What marks it out is the cool objectivity of Plath's tone. She never lapses into self-pity, nor does her wit ever fail her. It's a deceptively simple read, yet the book is a savage indictment of the 1950s in America. (Kirkus UK)

I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt, as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take women's aspirations seriously. The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The novel is partially based on Plath's own life and descent into mental illness, and has become a modern classic. The Bell Jar has been celebrated for its darkly funny and razor sharp portrait of 1950s society and has sold millions of copies worldwide.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Faber and Faber Classics Series
Release date:	April 1999
Authors:	Sylvia Plath
Dimensions:	177 x 112 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Mass Market
Pages:	257
Edition:	Export - Airside ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-20033-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-571-20033-8
Barcode:	9780571200337

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