Sylvia Plath
27 October 1932 – 11 February 1963
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry. She is best known for her poetry collections 'The Colossus' and 'Ariel' and her semi-autobiographical novel 'The Bell Jar', and she was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1982.
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Life events
Born in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe excelled academically and won a guest editorship at Mademoiselle magazine.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe attended Newnham College on a Fulbright Scholarship.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe married the English poet Ted Hughes in London.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer first poetry collection was published in England.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer semi-autobiographical novel was published in London under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe collection, published after her death, secured her reputation as a major poet.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer 'Collected Poems' received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
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