Shortened Title: The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)

One of The Great American Novels of The Atlantic, The Bell Jar is a realistic and emotional novel about a woman battling mental illness and societal pressures, written by the iconic American writer Sylvia Plath. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther Greenwood's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's neurosis becomes completely understandable and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: young, brilliant, beautiful, and enormously talented, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. Such thorough exploration of the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche - and the profound collective loneliness that modern society has yet to find a solution for - is an extraordinary accomplishment, and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic.

"It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal," says USA Today. This P.S. edition features extra insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

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