01304nam a2200193   4500008004100000020001800041037002800059041001200087082001400099100001700113245001300130250000600143260003600149300000800185500083600193650002601029650002601055650002901081260802b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789357025997  cGiftednJincy Elizabeth  aEnglish  aFbSYL/BE  aSylvia Plath  aBELL JAR  a1  aNew DelhibKrishna Publications  g222  aTo the person in the bell jar, blank and stopped as a dead baby, the world itself is a bad dream.

In the hauntingly beautiful pages of The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath takes us on a gripping journey into the fragile psyche of Esther Greenwood. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, this semiautobiographical novel explores the stifling expectations placed upon women and the suffocating grasp of societal norms. As Esther grapples with her ambitions, desires and mental health, she finds herself trapped in a metaphorical bell jar—an oppressive glass enclosure that isolates her from the world....

Plaths evocative prose and poignant portrayal of Esthers descent into madness make The Bell Jar a timeless masterpiece that shines a searing light on the complexities of the human psyche and the unrelenting quest for self-identity  aYoung women—Fiction  aPsychological fiction  aAutobiographical fiction