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)
Sylvia Plath is a major cultural icon who continues to inspire new generations of female readers. The Bell Jar is one of the defining novels of the 20th century.
Working as an intern for a New York fashion magazine in the summer of 1953, Esther Greenwood is on the brink of her future. Yet she is also on the edge of a darkness that makes her world increasingly unreal. Esther’s vision of the world shimmers and shifts: day-to-day living in the sultry city, her crazed men-friends, the hot dinner dances . . .
The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath’s only novel, is partially based on Plath’s own life. It has been celebrated for its darkly funny and razor sharp portrait of 1950s society, and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
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