The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060133562
- ISBN 13
- 9780060133566
- Seller
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Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
first U.S. edition (stated) first printing (no number line) hardcover in dust jacket (Harper/Row, 1971); no prior owner marks; little age tone to text pages, offsetting end papers; sound binding; clean cover bright titling; rub wear to bottom board edges; dj edge wear: a tear top front, small nicks at spine ends and top corners; flap price present; creased back flap Wllambibab
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
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 918531
- Title
- The Bell Jar
- Author
- Sylvia Plath
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition U.S.
- ISBN 10
- 0060133562
- ISBN 13
- 9780060133566
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
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