The Bell Jar

Hardcover, 296 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 1996 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
9780060174903
OCLC Number:
701211909

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The Bell Jar is the only novel written by American poet Sylvia Plath. It is an intensely realistic and emotional record of a successful and talented young woman's descent into madness.

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"Darkly Funny" is apt

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Content warning Mentions of depression and racism

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Subjects

  • Depression, Mental -- Fiction
  • Women college students -- Fiction
  • Suicidal behavior -- Fiction