Description
Sylvia Plath's seminal novel, The Bell Jar, offers a searing and unflinching portrayal of a young woman's descent into mental illness. Following the brilliant and ambitious Esther Greenwood during a summer internship in New York City, the narrative chronicles her growing disillusionment and eventual breakdown. Plath masterfully explores themes of societal expectations, identity crisis, and the suffocating pressures placed upon women in the mid-20th century. This intensely personal and psychologically resonant work remains a powerful and haunting exploration of the human psyche.
Available Editions
paperback
Faber & Faber
Published Jan 3, 2013
240 pages
ISBN: 9780571268863
paperback
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Published Jan 1, 2006
288 pages
ISBN: 9780061148514
paperback
Harper Perennial
Published Jan 1, 2006
288 pages
ISBN: 9780060837020
paperback
Faber & Faber
Published Jan 1, 1977
ISBN: 9780571081783
paperback
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Published Oct 17, 2006
292 pages
ISBN: 9780061148510
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First Published
1963
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.