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Orlando: A Biography Virginia Woolf
Contributor(s): Woolf, Virginia (Author)
ISBN: 1540490521     ISBN-13: 9781540490520
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE:   $14.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2016
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- Literary Collections
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 148 pages
 
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Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. A high-spirited romp inspired by the tumultuous family history of Woolf's lover and close friend, the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, it is arguably one of Woolf's most popular and accessible novels: a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary history. Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing and gender and transgender studies. There have been several adaptations: in 1989 director Robert Wilson and writer Darryl Pinckney collaborated on a theatrical production. A film adaptation was released in 1992, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando. Another stage adaption by Sarah Ruhl premiered in New York City in 2010. In 2016, composer Peter Aderhold and librettist Sharon L. Joyce premiered am opera based on the work at the Braunschweig State Theater.