![]() ![]() Through the exposure of fresh material and a bold critique of the many clichéd interpretations of Plath’s life, Heather Clark has brought us a ground-breaking biography of great narrative and perceptive force. ![]() ‘ Red Comet is an astoundingly detailed reappraisal of Sylvia Plath and her influences, and of her relationships with her mother, Ted Hughes and mental illness. Red Comet is the first biography of this great and tragic poet that takes advantage of a wealth of new material, this is an unusually balanced, comprehensive and definitive life of Sylvia Plath. She divides her time between Chappaqua, New York, and Yorkshire, England, where she is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at the University of Huddersfield. She is the author of two award-winning books on post-war poetry, The Grief of Influence: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes and The Ulster Renaissance: Poetry in Belfast 1962–1972. Heather Clark earned her bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Harvard University and her doctorate in English from Oxford University. Slightly Foxed and The Biographers’ Club are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 prize, chosen by judges Rupert Christiansen, Selina Hastings and Alexander Masters, is Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark. ![]()
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