The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath
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The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath by Ronald Hayman
Not a convential biography, this book offers an explanation of Sylvia Plath's death in 1963. The author looks back on Plath's life in an attempt to offer an objective account of why she killed herself. It discusses her life with her husband Ted Hughes, who had control of all her copyright works, as she killed herself without making a will. This edition brings the story full circle, as it includes the pubilcation of Birthday Letters, the death of Ted Hughes and Elaine Feinstein's biography of him, along with Erica Wagner's book Ariel's Gift, the Al Alvarez autobiography which includes new material in Lucas Meyers's new book Crow Steered Bergs Appeared.
Ronald Hayman has worked in the theatre as an actor and director. His books include biographies of Nietzsche, Kafka, Brecht, Sartre and Proust. He writes for the Independent and the Guardian, broadcasts regularly and writes the Radio 3 comedy series Such Rotten Luck. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750934220 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750934220 |
| Title | The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath |
| Author | Ronald Hayman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-07-24 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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