Sinopse: Inédito no Brasil, o conto foi escrito em 1952, quando Sylvia Plath tinha 20 anos e permaneceu desconhecido desde então. Mary Ventura e o Nono Reino se passa durante uma viagem de trem até o Nono Reino, última estação e destino final. Uma fábula simbólica e obscura, contém os dilemas da entrada na vida adulta e o momento em que se assume o controle do próprio destino. Com tradução de Bruna Beber e ilustração de Paola Saliby, a obra que reúne as características que consagraram a autora, como a descrição imagética do mundo e a exploração da paisagem interna. Título: Mary Ventura e o Nono Reino Autor: Sylvia Plath ISBN: 8525068489, 9788525068484 Número de páginas: 48 #sylviaplath #maryventuraeononoreino #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #literatura #conto #ficção #livros #bookgram
April was another incredible reading month! 🌷Have you read any of these? What did you rate them? #birnamwood #bearevolution #ifbealestreetcouldtalk #openwater #eleanorcatton #ijeomaoluo #jamesbaldwin #calebazumahnelson #bryancranston #sylviaplath #invisibleman #ralphellison #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #martyr #kerrywashington #rupaul #tovejansson #macbeth #carlysimon #maktub #aprilwrapup #aprilreads #aprilbooks
Su questa linea non ci sono viaggi di ritorno» disse piano la donna. «Una volta che arrivi al nono regno, non puoi più tornare indietro. È il regno della negazione, della volontà congelata. Ha molti nomi.» Mary Ventura è una giovane che su ordine dei genitori, sale su un treno dalla terza stazione verso un luogo a nord chiamato il Nono Regno. Il paesaggio che scorge dal finestrino cambia, evolve. Dai colori accessi dell'arancio del tramonto, si passa al rosso delle luci intermittenti, del cappotto di Mary, del rossetto delle donne e infine al nero delle gallerie sempre più strette. I passeggeri sembrano allegri ma nascondo qualcosa dietro il loro volto sorridente ed è la misteriosa figura femminile accanto a Mary a mostrarglielo. Lo avete letto? Scritto da una venntenne Sylvia Plath, studentessa allo Smith College, il racconto venne scartato dalla rivista Mademoiselle a cui Sylvia lo aveva inviato nel 1953 ritenendolo non adatto al loro pubblico e "relegato in un cassetto" Finalmente nel 2019 è stato pubblicato in inglese e nel 2022 in italiano per Mondadori Continua⬇️ #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #maryventuraeilnonoregno #leggere #read #bookstagram #instabooks #bookstagramitalia #bcroprkive #bookaddicted #bookreader #bookblog #bookblogger #bookaddict #bookaholic #books #libri
Do you ever find yourself wishing Sylvia Plath had written more novels or novellas? I certainly do! Her stories always resonate deeply with me. I initially thought The Bell Jar was her only novel work besides her poetry, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom (which almost didn’t see the light of day due to publishers). This short story, around 40 pages, is about various themes such as destiny, life, motivation, capitalism, and even mental illness—so much allegory to unpack here, and it becomes even more impactful and poignant when you know that Plath would attempt suicide just months after writing it. I can’t help but wish she had penned more novels/novellas like this. 😔 Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom Ratings: 5 🌟 [quotes on the next slides] #MaryVenturaandTheNinthKingdom #SylviaPlath #SylviaPlathQuotes #BookRecomendation #Classics #ShortStory
How about a mini photo dump, a couple mini reviews and one handsome boy— I finished ‘The Lying Life of Adults’ by Elena Ferrante at the start of this month and I enjoyed it. It’s a great exploration of coming of age and trying to understand who your parents actually are, while becoming your own person. I found all of the characters maddening most of the time but extremely endearing at others. You know how it goes, Ferrante can just write dynamic, upsetting plots and intimate portraits so well. I also just did a one sitting listen to the short story ‘Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom’ by Sylvia Plath. It’s a whimsical, albeit unsettling, tale of a girl who boards a train and uncovers the truth of her journey. It’s an allegory for life and being part of that machine and a desire to escape it. Sad implications as you might imagine but quite good and well worth a read. I wish I owned a copy of my own! tags| #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #thelyinglifeofadults #elenaferrante #bookreview #cat
Sylvia Plath i novellform var nytt för mig. Den här publicerades första gången 2019, även om den var skriven redan 1952 när Plath var 20 år. Jag är ganska kräsen med noveller, men den här höll mitt intresse uppe hela vägen. Jag tänker på den efteråt! Ju mindre du vet om den på förhand desto bättre. Detta var också läsning i @3patre där jag läser böcker som utspelar sig på 1900-talet ✨ #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #maryventuraochdetniondekungariket #sylviaplath #läsning #läsa #boktips #modernistaförlag
Aquest llibret ( 55 pàgines ) és una perleta. Un conte de joventut de la Sylvia Plath. Una cosa petitíssima però a la vegada gran. Si sabeu alguna cosa de la vida d’aquesta escriptora hi veureu moltes coses, si no, també. És la primera vegada que llegeixo res d’ella i, personalment, estic contenta d’haver començat amb aquest tastet (Evidentment el següent que llegiré serà “La campana de vidre”). En realitat no us en puc dir gaire res, simplement una noia, la Mary Ventura, a qui els seus pares envien a fer un viatge amb tren. I ja està, la resta ho heu de llegir i deixar que us toqui i remogui. De veritat, es llegeix en 10 minuts i l’edició de @edicions_del_periscopi val molt la pena, que te un epíleg i una contextualització que són de 10. I amb aquest omplo la casella de la literatura del nord i centre d’Amèrica del #reptecaravana2024 que organitza en @liber_aeternum_est . . . Mary Ventura i el Novè Regne (Mary Ventura and the Ninht Kingdom) Sylvia Plath 1952 . . #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #literaturanordamericana #classicbooks #bookstagram #bookstagramcatalà #llegir #llegirencatalà #literaturaclasica #literatura #elreductecatalà
«Una volta che arrivi al nono regno, non puoi più tornare indietro. È il regno della negazione, della volontà congelata. Ha molti nomi.» «Non m'importa. Scenderò alla prossima fermata. Non resterò sul treno con queste persone orribili. Non lo sanno, non gli importa dove vanno?» «Sono ciechi» disse la donna, guardando fisso Mary. «Sono tutti completamente ciechi.» 📚 È il dicembre del 1952. Una giovane Sylvia Plath è una brillante studentessa dello Smith College (Massachusetts). Decide di fare un tentativo e invia “Mary Ventura e il nono regno” alla rivista «Mademoiselle». 📚 La rivista lo respinge, reputandolo non idoneo. Ma nel 2019 è diventato un libricino che si legge in un pomeriggio, carico di colori forti e dal tema profondo. Cosa rappresenta questo viaggio? Cosa succederà quando scenderà dal treno? E perché le persone sembrano non curarsi di dove sono, di cosa fanno e di cosa dicono? 🌹 Traduzione meravigliosa di @silviapareschi1 #sylviaplath #maryventura #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #mondadori #mademoiselle #rosso #nero #azzurro #grafica #racconto #book #bookworm #instagood #readinglist #lettura #ioleggoperché #comeariel #bookstagramitalia #ioleggoperché #ioleggo #comeariel #leggere #leggerechepassione #leggerefabene #leggeresempre
Det blev en bokreahög i år också. #andreaslundberg #trilogin #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #jonfosse #nobelprizewinner #kristinalugn #dikter #ceesnooteboom #följandehistoria #elfridejelinek #pianolärarinnan #livströmquist #livströmquistsastrologi
🌟 (Mini) Book Review 🌟 Imagine being so famous as a writer that one day people are desperate to read even your undergraduate short stories because at least it’s new material from you. Such is the legacy of Sylvia Plath. Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom is no Bell Jar, but it is a fascinating little peek into the themes and concerns that Plath would have as a writer that would carry throughout her career: rebellion, female agency, etc. I could almost picture this story as a devastatingly creepy little short film. In fact, someone should work on that! Is this her best story? No. But it was nice to have a taste of Sylvia Plath in my afternoon today. Rating: 🌟🌟🌟 #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #bookreviewer #review #reviewer #fiction #classicliterature #shortstories #feministliterature #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #recommended #recommendedreading #threestars #openbooks #openbookslogansquare #bibliophile #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #booknerd #reading #bookish #shortbooks
. 読んだ本📗 #paradise #abdulrazakgurnah #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #outerdark #cormacmccarthy #book #reading #楽園 #アブドゥルラザクグルナ #メアリヴェントゥーラと第九王国 #シルヴィアプラス #アウターダーク #コーマックマッカーシー #本 #読書
”Mary Ventura och det nionde kungariket” av Sylvia Plath (postumt 2019) ✨ På bara 27 sidor bygger Sylvia Plath upp en kuslig suggestiv känsla, vart är huvudpersonen på väg och vad händer egentligen? Det är fascinerade att tänka att Sylvia Plath endast var 20 år när hon skrev denna. Mary Ventura är den unga kvinnan som sätts på ett tåg av sina föräldrar, mot sin vilja. Väl på tåget får hon veta att slutstationen är ”Det nionde kungariket” och hon får av en äldre kvinna ledtrådar kring vad som sker där på riktigt. ”Det är den frusna viljans kungarike”, och ”Väl där finns ingen återvändo”. Lyckas Mary ta sig av tåget på något vis eller reser hon mot sin undergång? Kortromanen beskrivs symbolisera en kvinnas uppror mot konventionerna och hur hon börjar ta makten över sitt liv. En liten stor läsupplevelse ✨ #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom
A few days ago I was looking for a short audiobook to listen to while cooking, saw “Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom” by Sylvia Plath in my audiobook app and decided to give it a try. I had only ever read The Bell Jar by this author before, but I’ve been wanting to read more of Plath for a while. Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom is a short story about a train ride that she apparently wrote for a university class. The whole story is somewhat surreal and metaphorical and mostly deals with the topic of leaving home. It partly felt similar to Murakami’s writing to me, though definitely more American. I did not enjoy the beginning that much, because the writing felt a little stiff, as if she was trying very hard to never use the same verb twice, but as it progresses, the language feels more natural and flows better, and I loved the ending and overall vibe, so I gave it 4/5⭐️
RM 20.00 Mary Ventura And The Ninth Kingdom By Sylvia Plath . . New Paperback * with defect * . . . Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Lips the colour of blood, the sun an unprecedented orange, train wheels that sound like ‘guilt, and guilt, and guilt’: these are just some of the things Mary Ventura begins to notice on her journey to the ninth kingdom. ‘But what is the ninth kingdom?’ she asks a kind-seeming lady in her carriage. ‘It is the kingdom of the frozen will,’ comes the reply. ‘There is no going back.’ Sylvia Plath’s strange, dark tale of independence over infanticide, written not long after she herself left home, grapples with mortality in motion. . . #UlatBuku #BookLoverMalaysia #PencintaBuku #Bookstagram #OnlineBookstore #OnlineBookstoreMalaysia #BookstoreKL #Bookstore #BookLover #BookstoreMalaysia #BookLoversMalaysia #MalaysiaBookstore #Buku #JualBuku #BukuMurah #BukuImport #JualanBuku #BukuSecond #BukuPreloved #BukuOnline #SayaJualBuku #BacaBuku #bibliophilemy #malaysiamembaca #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom 100523
40 pages of the simplest writing with so many possible interpretations. A never ending allegory. Every time I read it, I find a new lens. Plath’s work is sometimes difficult for me to read because of how easy it is to get so emotionally invested in her pain, her mistreatment, her misdiagnoses, her art that was ahead of its time. The shit end of the stick I felt she got out of society. This story, a work of fiction, was denied publishing when it was initially written in 1952. She did try to revise it to make it less “sinister” but it ended up going unfinished. It finally got its flowers in 2019 when Harper published it. I read it for a feminist fiction class during my master’s program and instantly viewed it as commentary on societal expectations placed on women, the pressure to conform, and the consequences of resistance. But now, I’m all like, is this just universally existential? Is it about the human experience and the search for meaning? The unknown that we face on the journey? Does the train symbolize life? Society? And why the number 9? I’m not sure, but that’s why I love it, and her, so much. #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #shortstoriesofinstagram #fifthavenue
Årets första bok! Mary Ventura och det nionde kungariket i nyårspynt💫 Drömlik och magisk och en enda metafor typ, är den här lilla historien. Mary Ventura vinkar hejdå till sina föräldrar på tågstationen som ska ta henne ända till det Nionde kungariket – men var ligger det och vad ska hon göra där? Sylvia Plath skrev den här när hon var 20 (men den publiceras för första gången nu (deppigt ändå)) och det… märks tror jag. Rösten känns så ung! Trots det tydlig, med ett eget språk, en tydlig framåtrörelse. Lite väl mkt symbolik för mig, men så är väl det också… hela poängen. Alltså: inte riktigt en ny favorit hos mig, men ändå: en fin start på bokåret 2024! 💫💫💫 . 🏷: #maryventuraochdetniondekungariket #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #maryventura #januaryreads #booksof2024 #winterbooks #winterreads #2024books #bookstagram #bookstagramsverige #goodreads
I read ten books in 2023. #redcomet #redcomettheshortlifeandblazingartofsylviaplath #cryinginhmart #cryinginhmartmichellezauner #thewomaninme #whitecatblackdog #kellylink #kellylinkauthor #thegoldfinch #smokegetsinyoureyes #smokegetsinyoureyesandotherlessonsfromthecrematory #blackflagstheriseofisis #thedevilshighway #thedevilshighwayatruestory #thesevenhusbandsofevelynhugo #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #sylviaplathwriter
Last read for 2023. An interesting philosophical look at life and death. #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath
‘Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams’ (1977), ‘Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom’ (2019) as well as the children’s stories ‘The Bed Book’ (1976), ‘The It-Doesn’t-Matter Suit’ (1996) and ‘Mrs Cherry’s Kitchen’ (2021) and, of course, ‘The Bell Jar’ (1963) are the only fiction pieces by Sylvia Plath published so far. However, there is so much more stored in the archives that the brilliant Peter K. Steinberg (the co-editor of ‘The Letters of Sylvia Plath: Volume 1 & 2’ and the founder of sylviaplathinfo.blogspot.com) has been transcribing and collecting over the past years and the book we all have been waiting for will be finally published on 5 September 2024: ‘The Collected Prose of Sylvia Plath’! 800 pages!! 🥳 And it’s also finally available for preorder on Amazon! I found it on amazon.co.uk/.de/.fr./.es! The ISBN is: 978-0571377640 “The Collected Prose stands alongside the Journals (2000) and the two volume Letters (2017 and 2018) to support a more complete understanding of Sylvia Plath’s ambition and achievement as a writer. Expanding on the selection published as Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (1977), this volume draws together all of Sylvia Plath’s shorter prose, much of which is previously uncollected and unpublished. The volume embraces her experiments with the short story and pieces of non-fiction from the 1940s through to her more polished compositions of the fifties and early sixties, including fragments of fiction as well as her journalism and book reviews. Themes and associations become apparent as the volume offers new, intertextual ways of reading across Plath’s oeuvre, colouring and shading our understanding and appreciation of her extraordinary talent.” What makes me particularly sad is the thought of the lost drafts of two novels she was working on, ‘Falcon Yard’ which told the story of an American Cambridge student meeting her British lover and ‘Double Exposure’ about the end of her marriage. Damn, I bet those would have been brilliant! We can only hope that one day they will reappear, if they still exist! Till then, let’s look forward to next year! #sylviaplath #thecollectedproseofsylviaplath #thebelljar #peterksteinberg
Glad första advent önskar vi er, våra kära besökare, med en stämningsfull adventsnovell!🕯️📚 När Sylvia Plath var 20 år gammal skrev hon novellen ”Mary Ventura & det nionde kungariket”. Den publicerades postumt först 2019 & nu finns den översatt på svenska, utgiven av @modernistared ✨ Advent är en tid för eftertanke & den här novellen uppmanar till det. En ung kvinna skickas motvillig iväg på en tågresa av sina föräldrar. Destinationen är oklar men ganska snart förstår läsaren att det nionde kungariket är förenat med något mörkt oåterkalleligt… ska den unga kvinnan ta sig ut ur tåget innan slutdestinationen? Novellen är en stark läsupplevelse i sig som kan läsas som en feministisk allegori för att slå sig loss från det klaustrofobiska patriarkatet. Men det också viktig pusselbit i förståelsen av Sylvia Plaths författarskap! För den som är sugen på mer av Plath vill vi också tipsa om Elin Cullheds ”Eufori : en roman om Sylvia Plath” som tilldelades Augustpriset 2021, utgiven av @wahlstromwidstrand 💫 @elincullhed ✨ #förstaadvent #boktips #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #stockholm #library
Before there was The Bell Jar, there was a young Sylvia Plath, college student and avid writer, still trying to make a name for herself. When Plath submitted Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom to Mademoiselle, despite having won the magazine’s writing prize prior, the 50 page story was rejected. It was only in 2019 that it finally saw print in its original form. While some have categorized this story as “juvenalia,” or a piece one writes as they discover themselves as a writer, I was struck by the beautifully vague symbolism. Mary is placed on a train by her parents, despite her trepidations, which speeds along to the Ninth Kingdom, a destination that neither Mary nor readers fully comprehend. Plath’s pages drip with tactile and visual details, painting the train as a lush and red prison. As the passengers approach their destination, a sage (in color and wisdom) rider begins to drop ominous hints that the Kingdom may not be as good as it sounds, but riders often lose the fight to flee as they approach. Mary, in her last chance for freedom has to decide if she will flee the train, or continue on to the predetermined end. What I love about this story is its intentional vagueness. You can place about any meaning on the Ninth Kingdom and on the train that you wish. Is the Kingdom death? Adulthood? A particular career path or life role imposed on one by their parents or society? It can be any of these. This story makes me wish Plath had been with us long enough to come to the height of her artistic power. Even her early works amaze me.
#SylviaPlath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #MaryVenturaochdetniondekungariket @modernistared
📚 Mary Ventura och de nionde kungariket ✍️ Sylvia Plath • Vacker, djup och tankeväckande. Denna novell skriven av Sylvia Plath är bara 39 sidor men på de få antal sidorna hinner hon att fånga en så starkt och djupt att jag önskar att det fanns en fortsättning och det som är intressant med denna novell är att den väckte flera olika tankar under handlingens gång. Plath använder färgen röd som en röd tråd i sitt beskrivande om ansikten, lampor, ljus, dryck osv. Vad den färgen symboliserar är upp till läsaren själv att tänka ut. Mina tankar kring boken är att den handlar om döden och att även bryta sig loss från normen. Att få bestämma själv och inte göra som alla andra gör. Jag skulle kunna skriva massor av tankar kring denna novell men jag tycker ni själva ska läsa den och bilda er egen uppfattning. • • • #booksofinstagram #bok #book #bookstagram #böcker #bokrecension #bokrecensioner #modernistaförlag #readeveryday #readersofig #läsa #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #read #reading #booktok #booknerd #booklover #booklove #bookish #booknerd #loveit #lovereading
Me habían hablado de Sylvia Plath más no tuve oportunidad de leerla, hasta que encontré este pequeño libro “Mary Ventura y el noveno reino”, un cuento inédito de Sylvia e incluye un epílogo escrito por @marianaenriquez1973 e ilustraciones de @monicabonet_ Muy bueno ❤️👍 #sylviaplath #marianaenriquez #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #maryventurayelnovenoreino #libro #cuento #literatura #mònicabonet
Finally got around to doing my reading list #sylviaplath #donnatartt #kalyannbayron #adeleminchin #scottfitzgerald #margaretatwood #thebelljar #ariel #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #thesecrethistory #yournotsupposedtodietonight #thebeatgoeson #thegreatgatsby #thehandmaidstale #booktok #bookstagram #readmorebooks #reading #readforfun #readreadread
📖「メアリ・ヴェントゥーラと第九王国」シルヴィア・プラス 全篇に漂う死のにおいにシルヴィア・プラスを感じる。 寒くなってきた雨の日にぴったりだった。 ずっと待ってる「ベル・ジャー」の文庫版はそろそろ発売みたい🕊️ #メアリヴェントゥーラと第九王国 #シルヴィアプラス #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath
Mary Ventura é um nome real de uma amiga real da brilhante Sylvia Plath. Mas a Mary Ventura desse conto não foi inspirada na de carne e osso. Quando o assunto é Sylvia, eu já espero um conjunto de sensações densas, melancólicas e sombrias. Não foi diferente nesse conto poderoso que me deixou olhando pro nada e refletindo a cada passo que eu dava. Fora que tive que reler, porque é impossível ter uma interpretação só dessa mente criativa que é a Sylvia Plath. 🥀 A gente começa com o narrador indicando que uma menina está sendo levada pelos pais pra uma viagem de trem. Há muitas pessoas nessa viagem, mas ninguém parece saber bem pra onde vai. A protagonista também não sabe e até se arrepende minutos antes de embarcar, mas seus pais dizem que é preciso; ela tem que ir. A sensibilidade de Sylvia Plath nos deixa envolvidos rapidamente com todo o mistério. Ela abre tantas portas, encaixa tanto simbolismo, que você fica imerso naquele pequeno universo e se prende a cada detalhe no intuito de descobrir um pouco mais. Sylvia continua sendo uma de minhas autoras favoritas. É uma pena que tem tão pouco para ler dela. Na verdade, não sei. Vcs já viram o tamanho dos diários dela? 😍 🏷️ #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #kindleoasis
. 오늘의 책. 실비아 플라스, <메리 벤투라와 아홉 번째 왕국> __ 📖 “당신은요.” 메리가 물었다. “당신은 같이 안 가세요?” “나? 난 함께 갈 수 없어. 네 스스로 중단해야만 해. 하지만 곧 보게 될 거야, 꼭.” “그렇지만 어떻게요? 어떻게 볼 수 있는지 전 몰라요. 왕복 여행은 없다고 하셨잖아요. 아홉 번째 왕국을 떠났던 사람도 없다고 하셨고요.” “예외들도 있어.” 여자가 미소 지었다. “내가 모든 규칙를 지켜야 할 필요는 없단다. 자연 법칙들만 지키면 돼. 그나저나 서둘러야만 해. 역에 가까워지고 있어. 때가 왔어.” “잠깐만 기다려주세요. 여행 가방을 챙겨야 해요. 그 안에 제 모든 게 들어 있어요.” “여행 가방은 놔둬.” 여자가 지시했다. ”필요없을 거다. 너에게 방해만 될 뿐이야. 명심해. 달려. 바람처럼 달려.” 그녀가 목소리를 낮췄다. ”밝게 불을 켠 입구가 하나 있을 거야. 그리로 가지 마. 계단으로 올라가. 아무리 캄캄해 보여도, 도마뱀들이 나오더라도 말이야. 날 믿고, 계단으로 가는 거다?“ __ 꽤 오래 전, 실비아 플라스의 <벨 자>에 흠뻑 빠져든 날들이 있었다. 실비아, 영리하고 예민하고 불행했던. __ #책 #책읽기 #독서 #오늘의책 #실비아플라스 #메리벤투라와아홉번째왕국 #진은영옮김 #창비 #책스타그램 #북스타그램 #독서기록 #reading #book #todaysbook #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #bookstagram #本 #読書 #今日の本 #メアリヴェントゥーラと第九王国 #シルヴィアプラス #読んだ本 #本スタグラム #読書記録
narrativas de viagens costumam ser muito simbólicas. ainda mais se escritas pelas mãos de alguém como sylvia plath. mary ventura e o nono reino é um conto interessantíssimo como obscuro que vale a tua atenção. escrito pela super jovem sylvia que, aos 20 anos, viu seu conto ser rejeitado por editoras por seu caráter ultra sombrio. ao ponto de alterar seu teor para que fosse publicado. essa versão, no entanto, é a originalíssima. até porque viagens solitárias costumam ter esse quê de gravidade, ou não? nunca estamos prontos de fato. mas a viagem é inevitável. é ficar ou saltar. . . . #leiamais #leiamulheres #leiamaismulheres #defendaolivro #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #maryventuraeononoreino
some fall hopefuls (+brutes, trespasses, penance)🍂
Working my butt off this morning but I’d rather be curled up reading. How are you kick starting you week? Send coffees this way! #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #reading #amreading #monday
hello, hello! mary ventura and the ninth kingdom is a short, daunting allegory. I was initially skeptical how plath would pull this off with only forty pages, but was pleasantly surprised by how she dropped subtle hints all throughout and left the rest to the reader’s imagination. it’s one of those stories that gets better the next time around. and I did read it again, taking note of the details I missed the first time. it’s better not to give away much about this book and let you experience firsthand the fate of this peculiar train ride. overall, 4/5 🌟 also, thanks to yurie (@breatheyurie) for tagging me in the #ifiwere challenge. ❦ if I were a book - this feels like a trick question, and I spent a good hour thinking about it—to no avail. so I’m gonna go ahead and say little women ❦ if I were a book quote - “perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it. perhaps there is a soul hidden in everything and it can always speak, without even making a sound, to another soul.” — frances hodgson burnett, a little princess ❦ if I were a book character(s) - I think I’m a bit like sara crewe, lara jean, and beth march ❦ if I were a drink - earl grey tea ❦ if I were a season - autumn (and yes, I did base it on my birth month) ❦ if I were a time of the day - 5:30 am ❦ if I were a color - lavender, maybe? it changes I felt challenged by this tag, alright. who would’ve thought I’d scour the internet for buzzfeed quizzes just to identify with a tea flavor 😭 nonetheless, this was plenty fun and I look forward to reading yours! all the love, m
"I’m not ready to take the trip yet." På tross av at historien bare strekker seg over 40 sider, og stort sett består av en samtale mellom to personer, seiler denne rett inn på listen over de beste bøkene jeg har lest. Det er ingen tvil om at jeg kommer til å lese den flere ganger. ♡ #bookworm #boktips #bookreviews #bookrecommendations #bookishladiesclub #dennemådulese #leselyst #onemorepageplease #bokanbefaling #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom
"The passengers are so blasé, so apathetic that they don’t even care about where they are going. They won’t care until the time comes, in the ninth kingdom.” - #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom by #SylviaPlath 🚉 My rating starred: Instant Classic | 💫Love💫 | Like | Indifferent Not For Me 📚 #bibliophile #bookstagram #reading #booklover #bookaddict #goodreads #igreads #currentlyreading #bookish #booklover #booklovers #quotes #qotd #bookrecs #bookreview #fiction #fantasy
Breve racconto inedito fino al 2019. Da lei definito “favola simbolica”. Scritto all’età di 20 anni e già fa capire le cause della sua depressione. Le coercizioni subite dai suoi genitori, particolarmente dal padre. “Daddy, daddy, you bastard, l am through ” #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #maryventuraeilnonoregno @silviapareschi1 #letteraturaamericanacontemporanea
«Sota els seus barrets grisos de feltre tots tres homes eren exactament iguals. Tentinejant, caminant de tort, avançaven pel vagó a cops d'espatlla, i la criatura continuava plorant com si no hagués de parar mai. Llavors el tren, rabent, va entrar en un altre túnel. Unes roques immenses, silencioses, passaven veloces per la finestra, i les rodes giraven compassades com l'engranatge d'un rellotge gegant.» Mary Ventura i el Novè Regne Sylvia Plath Marta Pera (traducció) Míriam Cano (epíleg) @edicions_del_periscopi #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #llibres #llibresrecomanats #llibresllegits #llibresimésllibres #books #bookstragram #bookstagramcatalunya #bookslover
B O O K 1 3 - MARY VENTURA AND THE NINTH KINGDOM by Sylvia Plath I love these little Faber short stories, and this one by a teenaged Sylvia Plath did not disappoint. After winning a writing competition for Mademoiselle magazine, she later submitted Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom to the publication, but it was refused - probably for being too dark for their readership's tastes. Indeed, this is an unsettling tale of a train journey forced upon young Mary Ventura (named after one of Plath's high school friends) whose parents are determined that she must leave home. They dispassionately pack her onto a train, with a ticket to 'the Ninth Kingdom'. As the train passes the other kingdoms, Mary begins to realise that her destination is not a hopeful one, and her resistance begins. So what is the Ninth Kingdom? Death? The oppression of women in American society? I'm not sure Plath wanted us to know but it's probably both. Having written this immediately after leaving home, Plath is clearly exploring feelings of rejection, restriction and doom. Another fantastic mini Faber to fill a sunny half hour in the garden! #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #faberandfaber #faberstories #faberbooks #bookstagramuk #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #instareads #iread #readersofinstagram #iread #feministliterature #myreadingchallenge #bookish #booklove #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookaddict
🧶🧶🧶/5 Ho scoperto l'esistenza di questo racconto di Sylvia Plath, rimasto inedito in Italia fino al 2022, leggendo un bellissimo articolo sul blog di @marta.sognatrice mesi fa. "Mary Ventura e il Nono Regno" viene scritto nel 1952 e inviato alla rivista "Mademoiselle" che lo rifiuta. Si tratta di un racconto fantastico, con elementi simbolici, che lascia spazio a diverse interpretazioni. La protagonista viene costretta dai suoi genitori a prendere un treno per il Nono Regno, non sapendo che esso non è una semplice stazione, ma il luogo della negazione e della volontà congelata. Chi si dirige in quella direzione non è più in grado di prendere una decisione, manca totalmente di volontà, è apatico e indifferente. Dal Nono Regno non si torna indietro. Il treno sfreccia sui binari in un'atmosfera quasi di morte e i suoi passeggeri sono anime destinate a stazioni differenti. Il lettore è investito dal colore rosso che è assolutamente predominante in queste poche pagine. Riuscirà Mary Ventura a fuggire o sarà condannata a rimanere nel Nono Regno per sempre? Questo brevissimo racconto mi è piaciuto molto perché la protagonista può essere chiunque di noi nel momento in cui non riusciamo a prendere una decisione per noi stessi, ma ci limitiamo ad accontentare gli altri o a farci influenzare, andando effettivamente contro la nostra volontà. Forse spaventati dalla responsabilità che abbiamo, forse per debolezza di carattere, forse per incapacità nostra, forse per paura di deludere chi ci vuole bene, ci arrendiamo al volere altrui, fidandoci anzi di chi pensiamo voglia il nostro bene. Tuttavia, anche la decisione finale che prenderà Mary non sarà del tutto autonoma e questo mi ha lasciato un po' l'amaro in bocca. Dove andrà alla fine? Troverà il suo posto? Consiglio questo libro a tutti coloro che amano Sylvia Plath come me. È un'edizione molto bella, riccamente illustrata. E. @librimondadori #maryventuraeilnonoregno #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #bookstagram #libridaleggere #libri #mondadori #bookblogger #bookstagramitalia #librimania #librielibri #libriconsigliati #libriillustrati
Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom by Slyvia Plath "But remember, run, run like the wind..." Mary Ventura is forced to take a train ride by her parents. Reluctantly, she gets on and realizes many things that do not seem to fit or sit right. A woman travelling with her urges her to get off and run as far away as possible for the journey is a dangerous one. Will Mary get off and find her way? This gem of a story by Sylvia Plath is extremely precious and moving. Sylvia pens a deep message on how to trust your instincts and not give in to others. The metaphor behind Mary Ventura's parents pushing Mary towards the train is one such example of the resistance we face in our lives when it comes to searching for what we want, which may not always resonate with other people. This story itself was written not long after Sylvia herself had left home. Sylvia Plath is regarded as a poet and author way ahead of her time. Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom - a timeless piece of women and their independence ♀️ #whatRread #thebookgirl #booktok #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammalaysia #bookworm #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #bookreview #bookobsessed #bibliophile #bookgram #readersofinstagram #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #mary #maryventura #sylviaplath #colossus #thebelljar #classic #literature #women #independence #theninthkingdom #landoffrozenwill
#copenhagen #bookhaul from @boghallen !!!! Bottom row, Danish books. Top row, just books I wanted. Finally getting hold of a copy of #maxporter ‘s Shy! #childhoodyouthdependency #theemployees by #olgaravn #hanschristianandersen #babettesfeast #streethaunting #virginiawoolf #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom
Book 13 of 2023 #MaryVenturaAndTheNinthKingdom #SylviaPlath #FaberStories
Happy Women's Day! . Who's your favourite female author? . . . . . . . . . . . . #womensday #happywomensday #sylviaplath #sylviaplathquote #thebelljar #thebelljarquote #theunabridgedjournalsofsylviaplath #johnnypanicandthebibleofdreams #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #books #bookstagram #literature #literaturelover #modernclassics
Mary Ventura y el noveno reino. #sylviaplath #libro #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #maryventurayelnovenoreino #marianaenriquez #monicabonet #literaturarandomhouse #relatoinedito
・ #メアリヴェントゥーラと第九王国 #シルヴィアプラス #柴田元幸 #現代アメリカ文学が好きなのか柴田元幸が好きなのか #読書記録 #翻訳小説 #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #一日中ゴロゴロビール飲んで読書 #やりたいこと全部できた1週間 #明日からまた頑張ろう
I still haven't read The Bell Jar, but I hoped that reading this first might inspire me to do just that. Really enjoyed the writing in this short story. What a nice way to start the day. #kirjagram #bookstagram #lukeminen #kirjat #reading #books #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #novelli #shortstories #shortbooks #februaryreads
I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited. . . . #sylviaplath #ariel #thebelljar #crossingthewater #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #tedhughes #poetry #booksofig #books #bookish #bookishpost #bookcommunity #bookengagement #booksbooksbooks #booklove #bookwormsunite #readersofinstagram
“Lips the colour of blood, the sun an unprecedented orange, train wheels that sound like guilt, and guilt, and guilt: these are just some of the things Mary Ventura begins to notice on her journey to the ninth kingdom. But what is the ninth kingdom?' she asks a kind-seeming lady in her carriage. It is the kingdom of the frozen will; comes the reply. There is no going back. Sylvia Plath's strange, dark tale of independence over infanticide, written not long after she herself left home, grapples with mortality in motion.” 🚂 #melacholic #mydearsylvia #mypersonallibrary #fantasy #biblioteca #bibliothek #bibliotecapessoal #livros #livrosemaislivros #livroseleitura #leituradefevereiro #bookdepository #februaryreads #februarybooks #readingchallenge2023 #65booksinayear #shortstories #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #faberstories
The hurt is not intense when one is hardened to the cold. . . . #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #faberstories #faberandfaber #faberandfaberbooks #booksofig #books #bookish #bookishpost #bookcommunity #bookengagement #booksbooksbooks #booklove #bookwormsunite #readersofinstagram
Mary Ventura e o Nono Reino, de Sylvia Plath @oquedizemosteuslivros: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Este é um conto sobre o destino e a força do poder que cada um de nós pode exercer na 'manipulação' desse destino. Força interior essa que podemos despertar em nós e mudar o rumo dos acontecimentos, mesmo daqueles mais tenebrosos e que à primeira vista parecem não ter volta atrás. Sinopse: Mary Ventura e o Nono Reino, conto que permaneceu inédito até há pouco, narra a história de uma jovem que se debate com os dilemas da entrada na vida adulta, numa tentativa de assumir o controlo do próprio destino. Escrito em 1952, quando Sylvia Plath tinha vinte anos e estudava na Smith College, o conto começa com uma viagem. Mary despede-se dos pais na estação. Tem de apanhar o comboio com destino ao misterioso Nono Reino. Apesar de não se sentir preparada, cede à insistência dos pais e entra no comboio, onde conversa com uma mulher idosa que parece já ter feito aquela viagem muitas vezes. Mas o que começa como uma história prosaica vai-se convertendo num pesadelo que se adivinha nas enigmáticas palavras da mulher que acompanha Mary nesse percurso de descoberta, terror e libertação. #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #sylviaplath #literature #literatura #livro #livros #book #books #instalivros #instabook #instabooks #booksgram #bookstagram #bookslover #bookslovers #relogiodagua #relogiodaguaeditores
『메리 벤투라와 아홉 번째 왕국』 실비아 플라스 📎우리에게, 모두에게, 비상정차의 기회가 있습니다. #실비아플라스 #메리벤투라와아홉번째왕국 #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom @changbi_insta @9gimssal
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❄︎ シルヴィア・プラス 『メアリ・ヴェントゥーラと第九王国 シルヴィア・プラス短篇集』 訳・柴田元幸｜集英社｜2022.5.30 天才と謳われた早逝の詩人、シルヴィア・プラス。 作者の自死から半世紀以上を経て発見され、話題となった未発表短篇「メアリ・ヴェントゥーラと第九王国」をはじめ、訳者・柴田氏が強く惹かれた作品を選んで訳した短篇集 ⚫︎収録作品⚫︎ メアリ・ヴェントゥーラと第九王国 ミスター・プレスコットが死んだ日 十五ドルのイーグル ブロッサム・ストリートの娘たち これでいいのだスーツ 五十九番目の熊 ジョニー・パニックと夢聖書 みなこの世にない人たち ❄︎ 初めて読んだシルヴィア・プラス。昨日鑑賞したばかりの映画『#カラスの飼育 』に出てきた「アナ／母親」のイメージが重なりながら読んだお話も。柴田元幸さんの翻訳でなければもう少し引きずられる感覚があったのかも。 『これでいいのだスーツ』はかなり楽しく読みました。童話のような。ゴーゴリ『外套』やグリム童話、エドワード・ゴーリーのお話なんかがちょっとかぶさってきました。地名とか服装、名前とかがドイツ的〜と思ったら、シルヴィア・プラスのお父さんがドイツ系だったのだとか。このお話、謎として最後まで残るところを深読みしようとすると、明るかったはずの読了感が一気に不穏なものに…… 『メアリ・ヴェントゥーラと第九王国』という印象的な表題作がずば抜けて気に入りました。不思議な設定と世界観。どこか怖い雰囲気……。子どもの頃『銀河鉄道９９９』の９９９号から感じた不気味な感じにちょっと近いかも？ あと宮沢賢治の『銀河鉄道の夜』。それからなぜか「マトリックス」の世界も重なってきたり。主人公はひとりの若い女性。はたして単純に女性の◯◯物語ととれるのか……… シルヴィア・プラスの詩も読んでみたいです。 色味も含めて表紙もとても美しくて好みの本でした🦋 #シルヴィアプラス #メアリヴェントゥーラと第九王国 #シルヴィアプラス短篇集 #柴田元幸 #大久保伸子 #karlisandzs #読書記録 #読書日記 #りらbook #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom
«Su questa linea non ci sono viaggi di ritorno» disse piano la donna. «Una volta che arrivi al nono regno, non puoi più tornare indietro. È il regno della negazione, della volontà congelata. Ha molti nomi.» 🚂 A Sylvia Plath mi sento molto legata. Ho amato La campana di vetro, mi sono ritrovata in molti dei suoi pensieri contenuti nei Diari. Mi sono sentita compresa. Scoprire questa piccola perla finalmente pubblicata è stato bellissimo. Mary Ventura è una ragazza che viene costretta dai suoi genitori a prendere un misterioso treno che parte dal binario 3 e raggiunge il Nono Regno. Non si sa bene dove tutto sia ambientato, e anche questo viaggio, se all'inizio sembra molto reale, pian piano assume dei contorni quasi fantastici, ambigui, simbolici... Mary non sembra avere la forza di opporsi, anche se prova a farlo. Ma è un'esitazione troppo mite, e alla fine viene lasciata dai genitori da sola in una carrozza del treno. Un attimo prima della partenza, una signora dagli occhi azzurri e con in mano una borsa color terra, le chiede se può sedersi accanto a lei. È l'inizio di un viaggio strano, che porterà però Mary a dover reagire, a prendere finalmente in mano la sua vita, a «risvegliarsi da un sonno di morte» e compiere una «decisione inequivocabile» che la porterà a fuggire da quella destinazione finale, e anche a essere pronta a non prendere la strada più facile. Mentre il treno corre rapido, dal finestrino il paesaggio cambia visibilmente: nel cielo sembra sospeso un piatto disco arancione, luci al neon rosse lampeggiano fuori dalle poche stazioni in cui si ferma, e poi una galleria dalle cui pareti nere pendono rivoli di ghiaccio grigio tra le crepe delle pietre. Poi ci sono i passeggeri che compiono lo stesso viaggio: sembrano tutti felici, ma in realtà sono apatici, ciechi, come se non fosse per loro importante la destinazione. Come se fossero bloccati e rassegnati, incapaci di reagire, vuoti, spenti... È «un racconto vagamente simbolico», surreale, onirico, ambiguo, strano. A mio parere è una di quelle storie che possono essere aperte a diverse interpretazioni. 📌 Ne scrivo sul blog. ❤️
Hello, Monday ❤️ Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom by Sylvia Plath, published by Harper, 2019. This paperback first edition with a full number line is in very fine condition. The binding is tight and the pages intact. There is a black remainder slash on the bottom edge of the pages. The cover is pristine. #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #books
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“The kingdom of frozen will.” A punchy treat 👏 #sylviaplath #maryventuraandtheninthkingdom #thebelljar #readersofinstagram #booksofinstagram #bookstagram