{"product_id":"pain-parties-work-sylvia-plath-in-new-york-summer-1953-ps-0062085557","title":"Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 (P.S.)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0062085557\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winder, Elizabeth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinder has painstakingly sketched a fully fleshed out portrait of Plaths life during that hot, seminal summer, offering a glimpse into the raison detre behind Plaths revered 1963 roman a clef, The Bell Jar. . . . Winder goes into the dizzying, delightful detail. -USA TodayA 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 Mademoiselles 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 the time of her life. But what would follow was, in Plaths words, twenty-six days of pain, parties, and work, that ultimately changed the course of her life.Thoughtful and illuminating, featuring line drawings and black-and-white photographs, Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 offers well-researched insights as it introduces us to Sylvia Plath-before she became one of the greatest and most influential poets of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51607619928352,"sku":"NEW0062085557","price":14.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81U6Encmt8L.jpg?v=1778696653","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/pain-parties-work-sylvia-plath-in-new-york-summer-1953-ps-0062085557","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}