Fact and Fiction in The Bell Jar

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How much of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar is autobiographical, and how much is fictional?

Is her unflinching exploration of suicidal depression more meaningful if it’s a record of real life or if it’s invented?

The Guardian tackles these questions (and posts a fun, short video interview with the designer of the book’s original cover).

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