Orlando Virginia Woolf

Name: Orlando By Virginia Woolf
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Orlando by Virginia Woolf

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Summary

First published in 1974, this is the impossible fantasy of Orlando, whose life takes her through three centuries as both a man and woman. Triumphing over anatomy in her ability to choose her own sexual destiny, this is a story full of imagination, perception and wit.

Orlando Summary

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Sliding in and out of three centuries and slipping between genders, Orlando is a sparkling incarnation of close friend Vita Sackville-West's personality as Virginia Woolf saw it. Orlando triumphs over anatomy in her ability to choose her own sexualdestiny, and the result is a story full of imagination, perception and wit.

About Virginia Woolf

VIRGINIA WOOLF was born in 1882. She was frequently subject to breakdowns, due to a traumatic adolescence, and fearing another such attack, drowned herself in 1941. Many of her prodigious fictional works are available in Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics, such as Jacob's Room, Flush, and A Room of One's Own.

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Sku

GOR001379218

ISBN 13

9780140622812

ISBN 10

0140622810

Title

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Author

Virginia Woolf

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Year published

1998-02-26

Number of pages

240

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us