The Bell Jar
by Plath, Sylvia [Victoria Lucas]
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG
- ISBN 10
- 0571081789
- ISBN 13
- 9780571081783
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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Synopsis
The Bell Jar is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Sylvia Plath, published in 1963. It tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman who struggles with mental illness and societal pressures in the 1950s. The Bell Jar is a powerful and poignant portrayal of mental health and the pressures faced by young women. Plath's use of language and imagery captures the complexities of Esther's inner world, making the novel a powerful exploration of the human condition. It’s Plath’s only novel, and the book is often regarded as a roman à clef due to its parallelism with the author’s own experiences and her struggle with mental illness. Plath committed suicide a month after The Bell Jar was first published.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011473
- Title
- The Bell Jar
- Author
- Plath, Sylvia [Victoria Lucas]
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0571081789
- ISBN 13
- 9780571081783
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Sylvia Plath Bell Jar Victoria Lucas Modern Literature Feminism Novels Poetry
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....