{"product_id":"johnny-panic-and-the-bible-of-dreams-and-other-prose-writings-9780571374779","title":"Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: and other prose writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of early prose stories, journalism and journal pieces exploring the themes of mental illness, creativity and gender, from one of the twentieth century's most important writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery day from nine to five I sit at my desk facing the door of the office and type up other people's dreams...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn office assistant in a hospital pursues a secret vocation. A girl endures a series of initiation ceremonies to join her high school sorority. A married woman seeks relief from the dull realities of daily life. From her mid-teens Sylvia Plath wrote stories, twenty-four of which are collected here, along with works of journalism and extracts from her journal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'All the pieces presented here are revealing . . . It ought to round out one's knowledge of the writer, and, perhaps, offer some surprises. Luckily it does both.' Margaret Atwood, New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful, delicate, commanding poet.' Lena Dunham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She embodied a seismic shift in consciousness which enabled us to feel and think as we do today, and of which she was a supremely vulnerable and willing casualty. She changed our world.' Margaret Drabble, Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571374779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main - Re-issue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 01 Mar 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)x2.1(W)292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 292\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSylvia Plath (1932-63) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fulbright scholarship, where she met and later married Ted Hughes. She published one collection of poems in her lifetime,\u003ci\u003e The Colossus\u003c\/i\u003e (1960), and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e (1963). Her \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, which contains her poetry written from 1956 until her death, was published in 1981 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Sylvia Plath","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48717341130969,"sku":"9780571374779","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/71FnHdGVI9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1779026081","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/johnny-panic-and-the-bible-of-dreams-and-other-prose-writings-9780571374779","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}