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(1932-1963)

Who Was Sylvia Plath?

Sylvia Plath was an American novelist and poet.

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Plath met and married British poet Ted Hughes, although the two later split. The depressive Plath committed suicide in 1963, garnering accolades after her death for the novel The Bell Jar, and the poetry collections The Colossus and Ariel.

In 1982, Plath became the first person to win a posthumous Pulitzer Prize.

Early Life

Plath was born on October 27, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts. Plath was a gifted and troubled poet, known for the confessional style of her work.

Her interest in writing emerged at an early age, and she started out by keeping a journal.

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After publishing a number of works, Plath won a scholarship to Smith College in 1950.

While she was a student, Plath spent time in New York City during the summer of 1953 working for Mademoiselle magazine as a guest editor.

Soon after, Plath tried to kill herself by taking sleeping pills. She eventually recovered, havin