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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (Faber & Faber, Softcover, 2019) Published in UK

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Condition
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Type
Novel
Signed
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
MPN
Does not apply
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Adults, Young Adults
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571081783
Book Title
Bell Jar
Publisher
Faber & Faber, Incorporated
Item Length
7.8 in
Publication Year
2001
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Sylvia Plath
Genre
Fiction, Social Science, Psychology
Topic
Psychological, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Contemporary Women, General, Literary, Mental Health
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Width
5.1 in
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Faber & Faber, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0571081789
ISBN-13
9780571081783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48662007

Product Key Features

Book Title
Bell Jar
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Contemporary Women, General, Literary, Mental Health
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Fiction, Social Science, Psychology
Author
Sylvia Plath
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Number of Volumes
3 vols.
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
A student from Boston wins a guest editorship on a national magazine, and finds a new world at her feet. Her New York life is crowded with possibilities, so the choice of future is overwhelming. She is faced with the perennial problems of morality, behaviour and identity. 'This terse account of an American girl's breakdown and treatment gains its considerable power from an objectivity that is extraordinary considering the nature of the material. Sylvia Plath's attention had the quality of ruthlessness and.imagery and rhetoric is disciplined by an unwinking intelligence.' Stephen Wall in the Observer, The Bell Jar is Sylvia Plath's only novel. Renowned for its intensity and outstandingly vivid prose, it broke existing boundaries between fiction and reality and helped to make Plath an enduring feminist icon. It was published under a pseudonym a few weeks before the author's suicide. 'It is a fine novel, as bitter and remorseless as her last poems . . . The world in which the events of the novel take place is a world bounded by the Cold War on one side and the sexual war on the other . . . This novel is not political nor historical in any narrow sense, but in looking at the madness of the world and the world of madness it forces us to consider the great question posed by all truly realistic fiction: What is reality and how can it be confronted? . . . Esther Greenwood's account of her year in the bell jar is as clear and readable as it is witty and disturbing.' New York Times Book Review, 'A modern classic.' Guardian 'A near-perfect work of art.' Joyce Carol Oates 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. I was supposed to be having the time of my life . . . 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. ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' 'As clear and readable as it is witty and disturbing.' New York Times Book Review Reader responses: 'Very readable, often darkly funny, and feels fresh.' 'Plath's masterpiece . . . It's amazing how relevant this book still is.' 'So enthralling . . . So thought provoking, so vivid, that it's thoroughly engrossing.' 'I just couldn't put it down.' 'Ever better than I expected.' 'Plath's underrated humour shines through this startling account of 1950s 'normality'.'

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    • by zQyw1XYfQfi@Deleted
      19 Jul, 2006

      the most striking, haunting book i've ever read.

      It's hard to not be obsessed by this book. It's alot of psychology...thinly veiled autobiography. the honesty is what got me. It's hard to admit that you have psychological disorders...let alone write, in detail about trying to kill yourself and your obsessions. THe main character, Esther, is a great medium to learn about Plath. Her writing is impeccable and when I first read it, I wished she had lived to write more prose. It's a beautiful and stunning piece of work. Just as pleasing to hear and read as her poetry. If you like emotional work, if you can handle raw hate and despair, you need to read this. It changed my writing style. If you're a writer, you REALLY need to read this.

    • by YQZOhKk_T96@Deleted
      08 May, 2008

      The bell Jar

      I can't honestly say. My fiance wanted a book by her because he had heard good things about this author. He mentioned that the start of the book is weird. It isn't my thing but he said so far he likes it. He tends to read in spurts personally I think he should read more than again most of us should.

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