Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) is a historical romance and historical fiction novel. The story is set in West Indies and British West Indies, in the 19th century. Characters include Antoinette, Mr. Mason and Pierre. Key subjects include stream of consciousness, creoles, Race and Colonialism.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, and 505 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 48 editions across 4 languages.
At about 189 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.
About Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys's reputation was made upon publication of this passionate and heartbreaking novel, in which she brings into the light one of citsion's most mysterious characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre". A sensual and protected young woman, the narrator grows up in the lush, natural world of the Caribbean. She is sold into marriage to the cold-hearted and prideful Rochester, who succumbs to his need for money and his lust. Yet he will make her pay for her ancestors' sins of slaveholding, excessive drinking and nihilistic despair by enslaving her as a prisoner in his bleak British home.
Quick answers
Who wrote Wide Sargasso Sea?
Wide Sargasso Sea was written by Jean Rhys and first published in 1966.
What genre is Wide Sargasso Sea?
It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Historical Fiction.
How long is Wide Sargasso Sea?
The median edition has 189 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Wide Sargasso Sea?
Readers who like it often enjoy Dark Before the Rising Sun:(Dominick #3) and Brethren.
Books like Wide Sargasso Sea
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