Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf is one of the greatest novelists of the twentieth century and Orlando is one of her most unique and fantastic works. The protagonist, Orlando, begins the novel as a young sixteenth century aristocrat and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. She gives him an estate and orders him never to grow old. We then follow Orlando through the centuries, as he crisscrosses the world, falls in love, and becomes a woman. Profound and comic, Orlando is Woolf's deepest investigation of gender roles.
A fictional biography--spanning three centuries in the life of an Elizabethan nobleman who becomes a woman.
About the Author
Virginia Woolf was born in London in 1882. Shortly after her father's death, she moved to Bloomsbury where, with her sister, the painter Vanessa Bell, Virginia met writers and artists such as Lytton Strachey and Roger Fry, forming what later became known as the Bloomsbury Group. In 1912 she married Leonard Woolf and together, in 1917, they founded their own printing press. Virginia Woolf met Vita Sackville-West in 1922, for whom the brilliant fantasy of Orlando was written. She died in 1941 after drowning herself in the River Ouse.
Format: Paperback | 352 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.32 x 13.97 x 2.54 | 400g
Publication Date: 24 Oct 1973
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company
Imprint: Harvest Books
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w portraits
ISBN10: 015670160X
ISBN13: 9780156701600
Condition: Very Good
A vintage book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.