The Bell Jar

Informationen zum Autor Sylvia Plath (1932 - 63) 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). 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. Klappentext A novel! that was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. It is partially based on the author's own life and descent into mental illness. It presents a portrait of the 1950s society. Vorwort 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. Zusammenfassung A novel, that was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. It is partially based on the author's own life and descent into mental illness. It presents a portrait of the 1950s society.

Product details

• Authors: Silvia Plath, Sylvia Plath
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.04.2001
• EAN: 9780571081783
• ISBN: 978-0-571-08178-3
• No. of pages: 258
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Faber & Faber Paperbacks; Faber & Faber Paperbacks
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Psychological, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / United States, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics, Interest age: from c 12 years, Reading Age: From C 12 Years, General Fiction (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Social Issues (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction & true stories