num_pages: 157
description: After her death by suicide in 1963, controversial writer Sylvia Plath was elevated to the status of cult figure and icon by the feminist movement. In 1982, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her Collected Poems, solidifying her reputation as one of the great female poets of the twentieth century. The mystique of Sylvia Plath continues to fuel her popularity into the twenty-first century and has inspired a major motion picture about her life. The new biography of the poet examines her life and writing as being inseparable. It presents a thorough, balanced account while reconstructing the short but passionate life of Sylvia Plath. The GREAT WRITERS series explores the lives of contemporary popular literary figures whose iconic status is often shrouded in myth and mystery. Whether it be the darkly tragic life of Sylvia Plath, the seemingly care-free hipster lifestyle of Jack Kerouac, or the activist amd family-rooted private life of Barbara Kingsolver, GREAT WRITERS focuses on those writers whose lives and art have proven imaginative, inspirational, and influential to countless readers around the world.
language: English
title: Sylvia Plath
titlecomplete: Sylvia Plath (Great Writers)
genres: Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 58
publisher: Chelsea House Pub (L)