{"product_id":"the-bell-jar-9780060837020","title":"The Bell Jar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA realistic and emotional novel about a woman battling mental illness and societal pressures written by the iconic American writer Sylvia Plath.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/em\u003e that make this book enduring in its appeal.\" -- \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bell Jar \u003c\/em\u003echronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: young, brilliant, beautiful, and enormously talented, but slowly going under--maybe for the last time. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's neurosis becomes completely understandable and even rational, as probable and accessible as an experience of going to the movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch thorough exploration of the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche - and the profound collective loneliness that modern society has yet to find a solution for - is an extraordinary accomplishment, and has made \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/em\u003e a haunting American classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis P.S. edition features extra insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sylvia Plath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060837020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8651 \/ Bell Jar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlath, Sylvia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Massachusetts. Her books include the poetry collections \u003cem\u003eThe Colossus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Water\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWinter Trees\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAriel\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Pulitzer Prize. A complete and uncut facsimile edition of \u003cem\u003eAriel\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2004 with her original selection and arrangement of poems. She was married to the poet Ted Hughes, with whom she had a daughter, Frieda, and a son, Nicholas. She died in London in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39821816463475,"sku":"9780060837020","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c281604e-41b8-44d7-982b-e461f36a0c81.jpg?v=1644515672","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-bell-jar-9780060837020","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}