The Bell Jar
by Plath, Sylvia
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edtion Thus. A bit of light soiling to inside covers & facing pgs. Moderate wear & some darkening to edges & inside of dust jacket. Some light soiling to back of dust jacket. Slight creasing to top spine end. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. A very nice copy. This novel was first published in 1963, under the psuedonym "Victoria Lucas". This copy of the book is the first edition published under Sylvia Plath's name. It precedes the first U.S. edition, published by Harper and Row in 1971..
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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- Bookseller
- The Unskoolbookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010098
- Title
- The Bell Jar
- Author
- Plath, Sylvia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edtion Thus
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Madness, Feminism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction for Grownups and Older Kids;
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