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The bell jar

Plath, Sylvia1966
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Total copies: 7

Available: 2

Reservations: 1

A student from Boston wins a guest editorship on a national magazine, and finds a new world at her feet. Her New York life is crowded with possibilities, so the choice of future is overwhelming. She is faced with the perennial problems of morality, behaviour and identity. This novel is semi-autobiographical, with the names of places and people changed. The book is often regarded as a roman à clef because the protagonist's descent into mental illness parallels Plath's own experiences.
Main title:
The bell jar / by Sylvia Plath.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Faber and Faber, 1966.©1966
Collation:
[4], 258 pages ; 19 cm
ISBN:
05710817899780571081783 (pbk)9780571268863 (pbk)9780571081783 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
BRN:
137501
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
City LibraryFictionPLATAvailableRecently returned
East Melbourne LibraryFictionPLATOn loan - Due: 07 Jul 2026
Kathleen Syme CarltonFictionPLATOn loan - Due: 16 Jul 2026
Library at the DockFictionPLATOn loan - Due: 15 Jul 2026
narrm ngarrgu Library and Family ServicesFictionPLATAvailable
North Melbourne LibraryFictionPLATOn loan - Due: 14 Jul 2026
Southbank LibraryFictionPLATOn reserve shelf at Library at the Dock
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