The Bell Jar Hardcover - 2013
by Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar has become a classic of American literature and has sold more than two million copie in the U.S. An extraordinary work, it chronicles the crackup of Esther Greenwood--beautiful, brilliant, successful and slowly going under. This gift edition includes a forward by the original editor who reveals the untold story of the book's first publication.
About this book
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.
From the rear cover
A Special Hardcover Edition to Commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of Sylvia Plath's Remarkable Novel
Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity
Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under--maybe for the last time. In her acclaimed and enduring masterwork, Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that her insanity becomes palpably real, even rational--as accessible an experience as going to the movies. A deep penetration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche, The Bell Jar is an extraordinary accomplishment and a haunting American classic.
First Edition Identification
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath first edition was published by William Simmonds; London, 1963. It was bound black cloth-affect boards with spine lettered. Plath originally published it under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas". The first edition pictorial dust-jacket was designed by Thomas Simmonds.
Details
- Title The Bell Jar
- Author Sylvia Plath
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper, New York
- Date 2013-06-11
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780060174903 / 0060174900
- Weight 0.96 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 8.52 x 5.66 x 1.07 in (21.64 x 14.38 x 2.72 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Suicidal behavior
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96211742
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 01/01/2001, Page 978
- Library Journal, 10/15/1996, Page 0
- People Weekly, 04/14/2008, Page 45
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