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Orlando

Virginia Woolf

Publisher: Zenith Maple Leaf Press

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Summary

✨ What if a single life could stretch across centuries—and shift from one gender to another?

Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography is one of the most daring and imaginative works of modernist literature. First published in 1928, it tells the story of Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabethan England who inexplicably lives for centuries and awakens one day as a woman.

Part love letter, part satire, and part philosophical meditation, Woolf's masterpiece explores themes of gender, identity, art, and the fluidity of time. With her wit and lyrical brilliance, she defies conventional boundaries, blurring the line between biography and fiction.

🌟 Why readers love Orlando:

One of the earliest explorations of gender fluidity and identity in literature.

A witty, playful critique of English history and society.

Inspired by Woolf's intimate relationship with the poet Vita Sackville-West.

Celebrated as a visionary feminist classic, Orlando continues to inspire readers with its boldness and timeless exploration of what it means to be human.

👉 Click Buy Now and experience one of Virginia Woolf's most extraordinary creations.
Available since: 08/22/2025.
Print length: 386 pages.

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