journals diaries and notebooks of artists/writers
Discover the most intimate thoughts of literary greats in our curated collection of artists' journals, diaries, and notebooks. Featuring Sylvia Plath's raw introspections, Anne Frank's timeless diary, and Franz Kafka's philosophical fragments.
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The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
by Sylvia Plath
The complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath—essential reading for anyone who has been moved and fascinated by the poet's life and work. "A genuine literary event.... Plath's journals contain marvels of discovery." —The New York Times Book Review 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.
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The Blue Octavo Notebooks
by Franz Kafka
Originally published in Dearest father: stories and other writings. Schocken Books, 1954.
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The Heart of Thoreau's Journals
by Henry David Thoreau
The conflict between scientific observation and poetry, reflections on abolition, transcendental philosophy, other concerns are explored in this superb general selection from Thoreau's voluminous Journal. Here are "...the choicest fruits of Thoreau..." -- Nation.
