Author: Woolf, Verginia.
Publisher: Alma
Pages:224
Lord Orlando, a young English courtier with literary aspirations, wakes up one day to discover that he has become a woman. Her true essence remains the same, but Lady Orlando's life changes radically: on the one hand, she must face the prejudices of the time, but on the other, she acquires the gift of immortality. Orlando lives to be over 300 years old, but she only ages in appearance to 36, making her a witness to a changing world that serves as an excuse for Virginia Woolf to present us with a polished parody of the biographical genre and a brutal satire of sexism. This is an immortal work in every sense—a love letter to literature, sexual freedom, and life itself. The most optimistic novel by one of the most brilliant and revolutionary minds of the 20th century.