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Orlando

By Virginia Woolf
Series: Canons
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Orlando by Virginia Woolf is a captivating novel that explores the life of its protagonist, spanning several centuries and embodying both genders. This fantastical journey delves into themes of identity, time, and societal norms, as Orlando navigates various historical contexts, cultures, and personal transformations, offering a rich and imaginative reflection on the fluidity of human experience.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book may appeal to you if you are intrigued by themes of gender, identity, and time. Virginia Woolf takes you on a captivating journey through history as the protagonist seamlessly transitions through eras and sexes, offering a rich exploration of personal transformation and societal norms. If you enjoy imaginative storytelling with lyrical prose and a touch of whimsy, this read is sure to delight.

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Orlando

Virginia Woolf's seductive, provocative masterpiece is a whirlwind adventure through time, gender and identity. Introduced by Tilda Swinton.

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'He stretched himself. He rose. He stood upright in complete nakedness before us, and while the trumpets pealed "Truth! Truth! Truth!" we have no choice left but confess - he was a woman.'

A young man in the court of the ageing Queen Elizabeth I, the beautiful Orlando seems to belong everywhere and nowhere. One morning, Orlando awakens transformed—transported into the eighteenth century, and the body of a woman.

One of the twentieth century's defining imaginings of queer identity, Orlando is a book of radical possibilities—boy and girl, past and future, nature and magic, life and history, love and literature. One of the most thrilling love letters in all literature, it trespasses thrillingly over the borders of place, time and self.

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Virginia Woolf's Orlando is praised for its bold and inventive narrative, with Tilda Swinton recommending it as a comforting read. The Observer highlights its creativity, while Jeanette Winterson describes it as sexy and provocative. The New Statesman appreciates its refusal to adhere to constraints and views it as a passionate celebration of life and love, offering an engaging and warm reading experience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786892454

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 July 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Canons

Edition: Main - Canons

Illustration: 8 spoof b&w photos scattered in the text.

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Tilda Swinton

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 224g

Pages: 304

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: Canons Virginia Woolf

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.

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