Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
This novel is a postcolonial prequel to "Jane Eyre," exploring the life of Mr. Rochester's mad wife, Bertha. Set in Jamaica during the 1830s, it follows the story of Antoinette Cosway, a white Creole heiress, from her youth in the Caribbean to her unhappy marriage and move to England. Caught in a society that both rejects and exoticizes her, Antoinette is ultimately driven into madness by her oppressive husband and the haunting legacy of colonialism.
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- Published
- 1966
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 120-200
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- The Wide Sargasso Sea
- Vasto Mar De Sargaços
- Wild Sargasso Sea
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- 13th on 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 (Counterpunch)
- 28th on The 100 Stories that Shaped the World (BBC)
- 37th on 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman (United Kingdom) (Guardian)
- 50th on The 100 Best Novels Of All Time In English (The Guardian)
- 53rd on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 53rd on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 79th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 81st on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 89th on 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors (Good Housekeeping)
- 94th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 127th on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 157th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
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