The Bell Jar - Children's Edition

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 Striking new edition repackaged for the teenage market. This is Sylvia Plath's only novel and was originally published under a pseudonym in 1963. The Faber edition has sold over 1 million copies. Vorwort The Bell Jar is Sylvia Plath's groundbreaking semi-autobiographical portrait of a young woman struggling with depression as she follows her dreams to becoming a writer: the quintessential coming-of-age novel and a must-read for all teenagers. Zusammenfassung 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sylvia Plath
• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.06.2005
• EAN: 9780571226160
• ISBN: 978-0-571-22616-0
• Pagine: 234
• Dimensioni: 128 mm x 197 mm x 13 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; 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, Children's & Young Adult Fiction & True Stories