Virginia Woolf A Biography
Virginia Woolf A Biography by Quentin Bell, published by Pimlico in 1996, offers an intimate exploration of the life of one of the 20th century’s most significant literary figures. As Woolf’s nephew, Bell provides a unique perspective on her family background, childhood, and the pivotal moments that shaped her career, including her involvement with the Bloomsbury Group and her marriage to Leonard Woolf. This edition spans 314 pages and is presented in English.
Readers will find a detailed account of Virginia Woolf’s literary journey, including her struggles with mental health and her relationships with contemporaries such as T. S. Eliot and Katherine Mansfield. The biography delves into her creative process, particularly the challenges she faced while writing notable works like The Waves and The Years. Through Bell’s narrative, the complexities of Woolf’s life and her contributions to literature are thoughtfully examined, making this biography a significant resource for those interested in literary criticism and the historical context of her work.
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As the nephew of Virginia Woolf, Quentin Bell enjoyed an initimacy with his subject granted to few biographers. Originally published in two volumes in 1972, his acclaimed biography describes Virginia Woolf’s family and childhood; her earliest writings; the formation of the Bloomsbury Group; her marriage to Leonard Woolf; the mental breakdown of the years 1912-15; the origins and growth of the Hogarth Press; her friendships with T. S. Eliot, Katherine Mansfield and Vita Sackvill-West; her struggles to write The Waves and The Years; and the political and personal distresses of her last decade.
Compelling, moving and entertaining, Quentin Bell’s biography was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize. It is a fitting tribute to a remarkable and complex woman, one of the greatest writers of the century.
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