Pain, parties, work : Sylvia Plath in New York, summer 1953 /
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 Yankees game, and danced at the West Side Tennis Club. She was supposed to be having the time of her lif...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper,
[2013]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | 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 Yankees 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 Plath's words, twenty-six days of pain, parties, and work which, ultimately, changed the course of her life. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-261). |
| ISBN: | 0062085492 9780062085498 |