| Orlando, a Biography: The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition Contributor(s): Woolf, Virginia (Author) |
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ISBN: 015670160X ISBN-13: 9780156701600 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1973 Annotation: In her most exuberant, most fanciful novel, Woolf has created a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex. Born in the Elizabethan Age to wealth and position, Orlando is a young nobleman at the beginning of the story-and a modern woman three centuries later. " A poetic masterpiece of the first rank" (Rebecca West). The source of a critically acclaimed 1993 feature film directed by Sally Potter. Index; illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - Renaissance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 73005729 |
| Series: Harvest Book, Hb 266 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (0.60 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Come, come I'm sick to death of this particular self. I want another." As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate sixteen-year-old nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colorful delights of Queen Elizabeth I's court. By the close, three centuries have passed, and he will have transformed into a thirty-six-year-old woman in the year 1928. Orlando's journey is also an internal one--he is an impulsive poet who learns patience in matter of the heart, and a woman who knows what it is to be a man. Virginia Woolf's most unusual creation, Orlando is a fantastical biography as well as a funny, exuberant romp through history that examines the true nature of sexuality. |
Contributor Bio(s): Woolf, Virginia: - VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels. |