Forfatter fødeår: 1882-1941
Mrs. Dalloway er vel nok den bedst kendte af Virginia Woolfs romaner og er speciel derved at handlingen udfoldes over få timer, og personernes indre bevidsthedsstrømme erstatter plot, dialog, karakterskildring og stedsbeskrivelse.
Virginia Woolf behøver ikke mange ord med på vejen - her er en samling af hendes bedste noveller.
Jacobs Room er lidt i familie med Marcel Proust's "På sporet af den tabte tid" dvs erindringer der kommer i en lind strøm samtidig med at tiden brydes op. Hovedpersonen Jacob Flanders som er en type der går op i en ting med en næsten overnaturlig entusiasme.
Embark on a haunting journey of self-discovery and transformation in Virginia Woolf's first novel, 'The Voyage Out'. Rachel Vinrace, a young woman sheltered from life's realities, is... Læs mere
"Nigth and day" hører ligesom "The voyage out" til Woolfs første romaner. Den er mere ligefrem fortalt end de øvrige hvor det eksperimenterende kommer ind, og dog fornemmer man af og... Læs mere
"The voyage out" hører ligesom "Nigth and day" til Woolfs første romaner. Den er mere ligefrem fortalt end de øvrige hvor det eksperimenterende kommer ind, og dog fornemmer man af og til,... Læs mere
Immerse yourself in the enchanting prose which makes ´Mrs Dalloway´ a timeless classic, celebrated globally as one of Virginia Woolf's greatest novels. While Mrs Dalloway meticulously... Læs mere
"Doesn't one always think of the past, in a garden with men and women lying under the trees? Aren't they one's past, all that remains of it, those men and women, those ghosts lying under the... Læs mere
"Perhaps it was the middle of January in the present that I first looked up and saw the mark on the wall."'The Mark on the Wall' is about a woman sitting in her chair, starring at a mark on... Læs mere
"Lazy and indifferent, shaking space easily from his wings, knowing his way, the heron passes over the church beneath the sky."A writer is trying to capture things in words, wanting to... Læs mere
"Well, I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married." Katharine Hilbery is a priviledged young woman at a crossroads. Should she marry the poet William... Læs mere
"There is a sadness at the back of life which some people do not attempt to mitigate. Entirely aware of their own standing in the shadow, and yet alive to every tremor and... Læs mere