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Mrs Dalloway (Vintage Classics Woolf Series)

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Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf follows a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class woman in post-World War I London. As she prepares for an evening party, her thoughts and interactions reveal intimate glimpses into her past, social surroundings, and the inner worlds of those she encounters. The novel explores themes of time, memory, and the complexities of human relationships through a stream-of-consciousness style.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate richly detailed character studies and innovative narrative techniques. It delves into the inner lives and thoughts of its characters over a single day, offering an intricate exploration of identity, time, and memory. This novel is perfect for those interested in early 20th-century society and who admire lyrical and reflective prose.

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Mrs Dalloway (Vintage Classics Woolf Series)

In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of a party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house she is flooded with memories and re-examines the choices she has made over the course of her life.

One day in the life of a woman preparing to give a party and a groundbreaking work of twentieth-century literary fiction

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Mrs Dalloway presents a groundbreaking work of twentieth-century literary fiction, exploring one day in the life of a woman as she prepares to give a party.

This vivid portrait captures Clarissa Dalloway, who is consumed with the last-minute details of the evening's event. As she readies her house, she becomes engulfed with memories and re-examines the choices she has made throughout her life.

Mrs Dalloway contains some of the most beautiful, complex, incisive, and idiosyncratic sentences ever written in English, and that alone would be reason enough to read it. It is one of the most moving, revolutionary artworks of the twentieth century.

Mrs Dalloway is highly praised, with Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours, remarking on its outstanding sentences and revolutionary impact.

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Virginia Woolf is celebrated for her innovative narrative techniques, with Mrs Dalloway being hailed as a masterful work of modernism. The book intricately explores consciousness and the depths of ordinary life, creating a sense of magic and beauty through its experimental structure and detailed portrayal of a single day.

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ISBN: 9781784870867

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 176.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Virginia Woolf was born in London in 1882. After her father's death in 1904 Virginia and her sister, the painter Vanessa Bell, moved to Bloomsbury and became the centre of 'The Bloomsbury Group'. This informal collective of artists and writers exerted a powerful influence over early twentieth-century British culture. In 1912 Virginia married Leonard Woolf, a writer and social reformer. Three years later, her first novel The Voyage Out was published, followed by Night and Day (1919) and Jacob's Room (1922). Between 1925 and 1931 Virginia Woolf produced what are now regarded as her finest masterpieces, from Mrs Dalloway (1925) to The Waves (1931). She also maintained an astonishing output of literary criticism, short fiction, journalism and biography. On 28 March 1941, a few months before the publication of her final novel, Between the Acts, Virginia Woolf committed suicide.

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