The Bell Jar
Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780571081783
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Authors
- Plath, Sylvia
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Published Date
- April 9, 2001
- Genre
- Fiction › Literary and general non-genre › Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Subjects
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- Pages
- 240
- Physical Info
- 18.3 cm H x 1.6 cm L x 12.6 cm W (0.174 kg)
'A literary rite of passage.' The Times
'Plath changed our world.' Guardian
Esther is supposed to be having the time of her life. Her internship at a fashion magazine is a whirl of cocktail parties and dinner dates in the shimmering city. But why doesn't she feel anything? Back home in the suburbs, she is trapped inside a suffocating bell jar. She can’t write her novel; her boyfriend is a hypocrite; there seems no point in getting out of bed. As she spirals into darkness, her world becomes increasingly unreal ...
An unflinchingly honest portrait of a young woman’s breakdown, Sylvia Plath’s iconic The Bell Jar has transformed the lives of millions of readers since it was first published in 1963. Its witty, acidic, razor-sharp voice will stay with you forever.
READ IN AN AUDIOBOOK EDITION BY MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'
Reader responses:
'Plath's masterpiece . . . It's amazing how relevant this book still is.'
'I just couldn't put it down.'
'Ever better than I expected.'
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