cover image Bitter Fame Pa

Bitter Fame Pa

Anne Stevenson. Mariner Books, $10.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-395-53846-3

``The best critical biography of Plath yet, poet Stevenson's volume offers a convincing reinterpretation of a complex and controversial life,'' lauded PW. ``No longer cast as a victim of her husband's alleged infidelities, Plath emerges as the forger of her own fate.'' Photos. (Aug.)