Pain, Parties, Work - Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953

"Winder has painstakingly sketched a fully fleshed out portrait of Plath''s life during that hot, seminal summer, offering a glimpse into the raison d''etre behind Plath''s revered 1963 roman a clef, The Bell Jar. . . . Winder goes into the dizzying, delightful detail." -- USA Today A compelling look at a young Sylvia Plath and the life-changing month that would lay the groundwork for her seminal novel, The Bell Jar. In May of 1953, a twenty-one-year-old Plath arrived in New York City, the guest editor of Mademoiselle ''s annual College Issue. She lived at the Barbizon Hotel, attended the ballet, went to a Yankee game, and danced at the West Side Tennis Club. She was supposed to be having the time of her life. But what would follow was, in Plath''s words, twenty-six days of pain, parties, and work, that ultimately changed the course of her life. Thoughtful and illuminating, featuring line drawings and black-and-white photographs, Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 offers well-researched insights as it introduces us to Sylvia Plath--before she became one of the greatest and most influential poets of the twentieth century.

About the author

Elizabeth Winder is the author of a poetry collection. Her work has appeared in the Chicago Review, Antioch Review, American Letters, and other publications. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary, and earned an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Winder
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2014
• EAN: 9780062085559
• ISBN: 978-0-06-208555-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Series: P.S.
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Social History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir *, HISTORY: Women, POETRY: American / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Fashion, POETRY: Anthologies (multiple authors), HISTORY: Essays