The Bell Jar

Name: The Bell Jar
Author: Sylvia Plath
ISBN: 9798443779591

by Sylvia Plath

1963 · literary fiction · children

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary

Sense of Place

5/5

Description · Open Library (CC0)

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.

Set in

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New York City · United States
Primary setting - summer hospital and mental breakdown
★ primary
Boston · United States
Boston and suburban Massachusetts setting - hometown