The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)

The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

Author: Sylvia Plath

Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Publication Date: August 02, 2005

Number of Pages: 244 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0060837020

ISBN-13: 9780060837020