
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath (1963)
“A brilliant young woman suffocates under the bell jar of 1950s America — and Sylvia Plath wrote every word from the inside.”
EraContemporary / Confessional
Pages244
Difficulty★★★☆☆ Challenging
AP Appearances8
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