Overview
As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth's court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, 36-year-old woman and three centuries will have passed.
Virginia Woolf''s most unusual and fantastic creation, a funny, exuberant tale that examines the very nature of sexuality.
**One of the BBC''s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth''s court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, thirty-six-year-old woman and three centuries will have passed. Orlando will not only witness the making of history from its edge, but will find that his unique position as a woman who knows what it is to be a man will give him insight into matters of the heart.
WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY PETER ACKROYD AND MARGARET REYNOLDS
- | Author: Virginia Woolf
- | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- | Publication Date: Oct 06, 2016
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781784870850
- | ISBN-10: 1784870854
