Red Comet - A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2021
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| Verlag | Random House UK |
| Auflage | 2022 |
| Seiten | 1152 |
| Format | 15,2 x 23,2 x 5,0 cm |
| Gewicht | 1166 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781529113143 |
| Bestell-Nr | 52911314UA |
The first biography of this great and tragic poet that takes advantage of a wealth of new material, this is an unusually balanced, comprehensive and definitive life of Sylvia Plath.
'Surely the final, the definitive, biography of Sylvia Plath' Ali Smith
_WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED PRIZE 2021_
_A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AND THE TIMES_
_FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY 2021_
Drawing on a wealth of new material, Heather Clark brings to life the great and tragic poet, Sylvia Plath. Refusing to read Plath's work as if her every act was a harbinger of her fate, Clark evokes a culture in transition in the mid-twentieth century as she thoroughly explores Sylvia's world. We see Plath's early relationships and determination not to become a conventional woman and wife; we witness her Cambridge years and thunderclap meeting with Ted Hughes; and, through clear-eyed portraits of the demonised players in the arena of her suicide, w e gain a deeper understanding of her final days.
Featuring illuminating readings of Plath's poems, Red Comet brings us closer than ever to the spirited woman and visionary artist who blazed a trail that still lights the way for women the world over.
'A first-class biography . . . Each chapter reads with the ease of a novel . . . I couldn't put it down' The Times
Rezension:
A first-class biography... Red Comet is a mighty achievement. Clark is compassionate, clear-eyed, sceptical. Each chapter reads with the ease of a novel... I couldn't put it down. Laura Freeman The Times
