Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953

by Elizabeth Winder

Book Overview

Pain, Parties, Work by Elizabeth Winder is a compelling look at a young Sylvia Plath and the life-changing month that would lay the groundwork for her seminal novel, The Bell Jar . In May of 1953, a twenty-one-year-old Plath arrived in New York City, the guest editor of Mademoiselle 's annual College Issue. She lived at the Barbizon Hotel, attended the ballet, went to a Yankee game, and danced at the West Side Tennis Club. She was supposed to be having...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062085492
• ISBN13: 9780062085498
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 8.8"