The Bell Jar

كتاب The Bell Jar
المؤلف: Sylvia Plath

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels A realistic and emotional novel about a woman battling mental illness and societal pressures written by the iconic American writer Sylvia Plath . " It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal . " - USA Today The Bell Jar chronicles the crack - up of Esther Greenwood : young , brilliant , beautiful , and enormously talented , but slowly going under - maybe for the last time . Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's neurosis becomes completely understandable and even rational , as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies . Such thorough exploration of the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche - and the profound collective loneliness that modern society has yet to find a solution for - is an extraordinary accomplishment , and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic . This P.S. edition features extra insights into the book , including author interviews , recommended reading , and more .