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On a bleak February day in 1963 a young American poet died by her own hand, and passed into a myth that has since imprinted itself on the hearts and minds of millions. She was and is Sylvia Plath and Your Own , Sylvia is a portrait of her life, told in poems. With photos and an extensive... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sylvia Plath: Poet, novelist, and short story writer
- Aurelia Plath: Sylvia's mother
- Otto Plath: Sylvia's father
- Mrs. Hughes: Add a description of this character.
- Smith
- Ruth Freeman: Sylvia's childhood friend
- Nick: Sylvia's son
- Frieda: Sylvia's daughter
- Warren: Sylvia's brother
- Dr. Ruth Beusher: Sylvia's lifelong psychiatrist
- Trevor Thomas: Sylvia's neighbor at Fitzroy Road
- Richard Sassoon: Love interest
- Paul Alexander
- Dick
- Faber
- Dylan Thomas
- Ariel
- Lowell
- A. Alvarez
- Jane
- Marcia Brown
- Anne Sexton
- Nicholas
- Susan O'neill Roe
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- Cambridge
- America
- Devon
- Britain
- Paris
- Massachusetts
- New York
- England
- Boston
- Atlantic
- Fitzroy Road
- Wellesley
First Sentence edit
Who are you, Sylvia Plath?
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephanie Hemphill (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: English
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-375-83799-9
Page Count: 261
Publisher: Knopf
Country: English
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-375-83799-9
Page Count: 261
Awards edit
- Michael L. Printz Award (Finalist, 2008, Honor Book)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 811.6
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