First U.S. Publication A major literary event--the complete uncensored journals of Sylvia
Plath published in their entirety for the first time. Sylvia Plath's journals were originally
published in 1982 in a heavily abridged version authorized by Plath's husband Ted Hughes. This
new edition is an exact and complete transcription of the diaries Plath kept during the last
twelve years of her life. Sixty percent of the book is material that has never before been made
public more fully revealing the intensity of the poet's personal and literary struggles and
providing fresh insight into both her frequent desperation and the bravery with which she faced
down her demons. The complete Journals of Sylvia Plath is essential reading for all who have
been moved and fascinated by Plath's life and work.
