The bell jar: a novel
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Contributors:
McCullough, Fran, 1939- writer of foreword.
Ames, Lois writer of supplementary material.
Lexile measure:
1050L
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6 copies, 13 people are on the wait list.
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Published:
New York : HarperPerennial, 2013.
Format:
Book
Edition:
50th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc:
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061148514, 9780060837020, 0060930187 (pbk.) :, 0060837020, 9780060837020 (pbk.), 0061148512, 9780061148514 (pbk.), 9780061148514, 0061148512
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.2, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
1050

Notes

General Note
Includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more..."
Description
Esther Greenwood, a talented and successful writer, finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt, as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take womens aspirations seriously.
Description
This extraordinary work--echoing Plath's own experiences as a rising writer/editor in the early 1950s--chronicles the nervous breakdown of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, successful, but slowly going under, and maybe for the last time.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Plath, S., McCullough, F., & Ames, L. (2013). The bell jar: a novel. 50th anniversary edition. New York, HarperPerennial.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Plath, Sylvia, Fran McCullough and Lois Ames. 2013. The Bell Jar: A Novel. New York, HarperPerennial.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Plath, Sylvia, Fran McCullough and Lois Ames, The Bell Jar: A Novel. New York, HarperPerennial, 2013.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Plath, Sylvia, et al. The Bell Jar: A Novel. 50th anniversary edition. New York, HarperPerennial, 2013.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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