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Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1966 novel by Dominican-British author Jean Rhys. The novel serves as a postcolonial and feminist prequel to Charlotte Brontë 's novel Jane Eyre (1847), describing the background to Mr. Rochester's marriage from the point-of-view of his wife Antoinette Cosway , a Creole heiress.
3.59. 93,081 ratings8,282 reviews. Wide Sargasso Sea, a masterpiece of modern fiction, was Jean Rhys’s return to the literary center stage. She had a startling early career and was known for her extraordinary prose and haunting women characters.
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Sep 3, 1998 · 4.3 2,634 ratings. See all formats and editions. Hardcover. $61.50 3 Used from $44.21 1 New from $61.50. Paperback. $4.25 10 Used from $4.19. Set against the lush backdrop of 1830s Jamaica, Jean Rhys's powerful, haunting story was inspired by the first Mrs. Rochester, in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".
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$14.95. ISBN: 978-0-393-35256-6. 176 pages. Also Available On. ABOUT THE BOOK. Description. Product Details. This “tour de force” (New York Times Book Review) celebrates its 50th anniversary. Wide Sargasso Sea, a masterpiece of modern fiction, was Jean Rhys’s return to the literary center stage.
