From one of the best absurd writers, this play made the concept of absurdism extremely fascinating. During my current reading of Attiya Hossain’s Sunlight on A Broken Column and Banu Mushtaq’s recent booker prize winner, the conceptual idea of the portrayal of Muslim women in literature has been fascinating me for a while now. Story continues below this adThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathTowards the existing mental sobriety and prowess I hold for Plath’s name in my heart remains incomplete without having read Bell Jar. I believe the face of Amrita Shergill’s self-portrait is enough to distinguish why the book has so much value. The cover is also a reminder of a stark portrayal, of a young, beautiful Indian artist finding her way through Europe.