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American poet and writer (1932–1963)
Also known as: Sylvia Plath Hughes, Victoria Lucas, Сильвия Плат, سيلفيا بلاث, 실비아 플래스, シルヴィア・プラス
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- The Bedford Introduction to Literature--Reading, Thinking, Writing--Sixth Edition
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