Linda wagner-martin sylvia plath biography death

I found this biography of Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) to be well written and researched.

Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, short-story writer, and winner of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for The Collected Poems (awarded posthumously).

My motive for reading this biography was to prepare for the reading of The Bell Jar which I understand to be a semi-autobiographical novel that recounts her own life experiences of depression, attempted suicide and recovery into a new life.

Linda Wagner-Martin writes a very thorough and touching biography from Sylvia Plath's chidhood (born ) until her suicide in biography by Linda.

Biography.

A biography of the American writer reveals Plath's crucial relationship with her mother, her growth as a writer, Anne Sexton's influence on her writing.

Customers find the book well-written and engaging.

No adolescence is entirely tranquil, but there is little in Sylvia Plath's history to presage her mental breakdown and early suicide.

Plath's intent in writing The Bell Jar was to deliver an optimistic message of rebirth from depression.

Unfortunately, Sylvia Plath succumbed to depression and committed suicide twenty-seven days after The Bell Jar was published in the United Kingdom.

Sylvia Plath was clearly a talented writer, and her death was a terrible loss to the world of literature.

In the Preface the author notes that when she began research for this biograph