The Bell Jar

A new edition of the classic novel, featuring a foreword by the original Harper & Row editor who reveals the untold story of the book's first publication. Originally published under a pseudonym in England in 1963, shortly after Plath committed suicide, the book was published for the first time under Plath's real name by Harper & Row in 1971, despite the protests of the Plath family. This extraordinary work chronicles the crackup of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, successful-and slowly going under. Largely autobiographical, the novel reveals much about the sources of Plath's own tragedy.Binding Type: PaperbackPublisher: Harper PerennialPublished: 08/02/2005ISBN: 9780060837020Pages: 244Weight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.70dReview Citations: Ingram Advance 08/01/2005 pg. 38Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 8651 / Bell JarReading Level: 7.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 11