Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath (; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel, as well as The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her death. In 1981 The Collected Poems were published, including many previously unpublished works. For this collection Plath was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1982, making her the first to receive this honour posthumously.
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| Full name at birth | Sylvia Plath
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| Claim to fame | Poetry books 'Colossus' & 'Ariel' and her only novel 'The Bell Jar'
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1932
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| Place of birth | Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
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| Date of death | 11 February 1963
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| Age | 30 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Primrose Hill, London, England, UK
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| Cause of death | Suicide By Gas
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| Resting place | Heptonstall Church, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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| Occupation | Poet, Novelist, short story writer
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| High school | Smith College, Massachusetts, USA
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| University | Newnham College, Cambridge, England
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- Wrote 26 poems in the month of her seperation from Ted Hughes.
- Commited suicide by sticking her head inside a gas oven at age 30.
- Painted her self portrait.
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