The Bell Jar
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Book Description
Plath was an excellent poet but is known to many for this largely autobiographical novel. The Bell Jar tells the story of a gifted young woman's mental breakdown beginning during a summer internship as a junior editor at a magazine in New York City in the early 1950s. The real Plath committed suicide in 1963 and left behind this scathingly sad, honest and perfectly-written book, which remai... More
Book Information
Publisher | Bantam Books for Young Readers |
Binding | Paperback (124 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 224 |
ISBN-10 | 0553278355 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0553278354 |
Publication Date | 08/01/1983 |
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6/28/2009 Rachel Mallory said: This book makes the reader feel like maybe it is ok to be a little insane once ans a while. Beautifully written.
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