One of Virginia Woolf 's most remarkable works, Orlando, is written as a historical biography paying homage to the family of Woolf 's friend, Vita Sackville-West. Narrating the adventures of a poet who goes from being a man to a woman, and mostly read as a feminist work today, Orlando explores the boundaries of gender and sexuality and takes the readers into the journey ofove and acceptance through time. Satirizing Victorianiterature as it exists, she successfully brings out the hypocrisy that is apparent in that era and beautifully crafts a tale of the bold and courageousife of her protagonist.
| ISBN: | 9789357022972 |
| Publication date: | 5th July 2023 |
| Author: | Virginia Woolf |
| Publisher: | Rupa Publications an imprint of Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Primary Genre | Classic fiction: general and literary |
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One of Virginia Woolf 's most remarkable works, Orlando, is written as a historical biography paying homage to the family of Woolf 's friend, Vita Sackville-West. Narrating the adventures of a poet who goes from being a man to a woman, and mostly read as a feminist work today, Orlando explores the boundaries of gender and sexuality and takes the readers into the journey ofove and acceptance through time. Satirizing Victorianiterature as it exists, she successfully brings out the hypocrisy that is apparent in that era and beautifully crafts a tale of the bold and courageousife of her protagonist.
Orlando features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical Fiction, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, General Fiction, Fiction
Orlando is available in Hardback, Paperback, Ebook
Orlando was written by Virginia Woolf and published by Rupa Publications an imprint of Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
Orlando has 240 pages