It has been celebrated for its darkly funny and razor sharp portrait of 1950s society, and has sold millions of copies worldwide. The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, is partially based on Plath's own life. Esther's vision of the world shimmers and shifts: day-to-day living in the sultry city, her crazed men-friends, the hot dinner dances. Yet she is also on the edge of a darkness that makes her world increasingly unreal. Working as an intern for a New York fashion magazine in the summer of 1953, Esther Greenwood is on the brink of her future. I was supposed to be having the time of my life. The Bell Jar is one of the defining novels of the 20th century. 'A modern classic.' Guardian 'A near-perfect work of art.' Joyce Carol Oates Sylvia Plath is a major cultural icon who continues to inspire new generations of female readers.
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