Initiation
By Sylvia Plath
1953
First Published
3.62
Average Rating
10
Number of Pages
Avg Rating
3.62
Number of Ratings
34
5 STARS
24%
4 STARS
29%
3 STARS
35%
2 STARS
9%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
Sylvia Plath
Author · 47 books
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Known primarily for her poetry, Plath also wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar, under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The book's protagonist, Esther Greenwood, is a bright, ambitious student at Smith College who begins to experience a mental breakdown while interning for a fashion magazine in New York. The plot parallels Plath's experience interning at Mademoiselle magazine and subsequent mental breakdown and suicide attempt.
