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Virginia Woolf's most unusual and fantastic creation, a funny, exuberant tale that examines the very nature of sexuality

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HELEN DUNMORE

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. 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.

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“ Orlando is the wittiest little book, a pleasure: it makes me laugh every time I read it ”

“ Undoubtedly Virginia Woolf's most intense and one of the most singular [novels] of our era ”

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  • Paperback

    9781784870850

    November 28, 2016

    Vintage Classics

    272 pages

    RRP $22.99

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