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The Bell Jar
- Author
- Sylvia Plath
- Narrator
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Publish Date
- 16 April 2015
- Run Time
- 7 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
'A literary rite of passage.'
The Times
'Plath changed our world.'
Guardian
Esther is supposed to be having the time of her life. Her internship at a fashion magazine is a whirl of cocktail parties and dinner dates in the shimmering city. But why doesn't she feel anything? Back home in the suburbs, she is trapped inside a suffocating bell jar
. She can't write her novel; her boyfriend is a hypocrite; there seems no point in getting out of bed. As she spirals into darkness, her world becomes increasingly unreal ...
An unflinchingly honest portrait of a young woman's breakdown, Sylvia Plath's iconic
The Bell Jar has transformed the lives of millions of readers since it was first published in 1963. Its witty, acidic, razor-sharp voice will stay with you forever.
ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'
Reader responses:
'Plath's masterpiece . . . It's amazing how relevant this book still is.'
'I just couldn't put it down.'
'Ever better than I expected.'
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Details
- Author
- Sylvia Plath
- Narrator
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Duration
- 7 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 April 2015
- ISBN
- 9780571336517
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Classic fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
'A literary rite of passage.' The Times 'Plath changed our world.' Guardian Esther is supposed to be having the time of her life. Her internship at a fashion magazine is a whirl of cocktail parties and dinner dates in the shimmering city. But why doesn't she feel anything? Back home in the suburbs, she is trapped inside a suffocating bell jar . She can't write her novel; her boyfriend is a hypocrite; there seems no point in getting out of bed. As she spirals into darkness, her world becomes increasingly unreal ... An unflinchingly honest portrait of a young woman's breakdown, Sylvia Plath's iconic The Bell Jar has transformed the lives of millions of readers since it was first published in 1963. Its witty, acidic, razor-sharp voice will stay with you forever. ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' Reader responses: 'Plath's masterpiece . . . It's amazing how relevant this book still is.' 'I just couldn't put it down.' 'Ever better than I expected.'
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