Mary Ventura and the ninth kingdom : a story / Sylvia Plath.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062940858
- Physical Description: viii, 40 pages ; 19 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: London : Faber and Faber Ltd., 2019. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Women > Fiction. Railroad travel > Fiction. Self-actualization (Psychology) in women > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bowen Island Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Bowen Island Public Library | F PLA (Text) | 30947000557005 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- HARPERCOLL
â[Plathâs] story is stirring, in sneaky, unexpected ways. . . . Look carefully and thereâs a new angle here â on how, and why, we read Plath today.ââ Parul Sehgal, New York Times
Never before published, this newly discovered story by literary legend Sylvia Plath stands on its own and is remarkable for its symbolic, allegorical approach to a young womanâs rebellion against convention and forceful taking control of her own life.Â
Written while Sylvia Plath was a student at Smith College in 1952, Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom tells the story of a young womanâs fateful train journey.
Lips the color of blood, the sun an unprecedented orange, train wheels that sound like âguilt, and guilt, and guiltâ: these are just some of the things Mary Ventura begins to notice on her journey to the ninth kingdom.
âBut what is the ninth kingdom?â she asks a kind-seeming lady in her carriage. âIt is the kingdom of the frozen will,â comes the reply. âThere is no going back.â
Sylvia Plathâs strange, dark tale of female agency and independence, written not long after she herself left home, grapples with mortality in motion.