Orlando A Biography
Orlando A Biography by Virginia Woolf, published by Harcourt in 2006, is a unique exploration of identity and time, spanning 316 pages. This work presents the life of Orlando, a character who experiences a remarkable journey from a young noble in the sixteenth century to a modern woman writer in the 1920s, engaging with various historical and geographical contexts. Woolf’s narrative style blends biography and fiction, offering a playful examination of the conventions surrounding life writing.
Readers will find that the book not only serves as a tribute to Woolf’s relationship with Vita Sackville-West but also challenges traditional notions of gender and identity. Through Orlando’s transformative experiences, Woolf delves into themes of literary and sexual revolution, inviting reflection on the fluidity of self. This first edition, written in English, provides a rich tapestry of historical and biographical elements, making it a significant addition to the literary canon.
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“Virginia Woolf’s exuberant ‘biography’ tells the story of the cross-dressing, sex-changing Orlando who begins life as a young noble in the sixteenth century and moves through numerous historical and geographical worlds to finish as a modern woman writer in the 1920s. The book is in part a happy tribute to the ‘life’ that her love for Vita Sackville-West had breathed into Virginia Woolf’s own day-to-day existence; it is also Woolf’s light-hearted and light-handed teasing out of the assumptions that lie behind the normal conventions for writing about a fictional or historical life. In this novel, Virginia Woolf plays loose and fast: Orlando uncovers a literary and sexual revolution overnight.”–Jacket.
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