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Book cover for 'Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath' by Heather Clark, featuring a sepia-toned portrait of Sylvia Plath with orange text and a red-orange headscarf.The page of a book showing publication details and copyright information in black text on a light gray background.The back cover of a book featuring a series of critical book reviews printed in black text on a warm beige background.

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

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Format: Hardcover with Dustjacket (Brodart Archival Covering) 0

Price:
$32.00

Description

Author: Heather Clark
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place: New York
Year: 2020
Edition: First edition, third printing
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket protected in removable Brodart
Page Count: 1,152
Condition: Very good. Light surface wear to the dust jacket, protected in removable Brodart.
ISBN: 9780307961167

Description:
In Red Comet, Heather Clark draws on letters, manuscripts, records, and interviews to tell the story of Sylvia Plath’s life and the development of her art. This substantial biography explores Plath’s intellectual ambition, literary influences, relationships, and remarkable body of work. This copy is the 2020 Knopf hardcover, first edition, third printing.

Why We Love This Book:
Clark gives Plath room to be seen as a curious, disciplined, fiercely ambitious writer. Her attention to Plath’s original voice makes this biography a exceptional read.