Bibliograph

Virginia Woolf, a portrait, Viviane Forrester ; translated by Jody Gladding

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Virginia Woolf, a portrait, Viviane Forrester ; translated by Jody Gladding

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Virginia Woolf

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

823927363

Responsibility statement

Viviane Forrester ; translated by Jody Gladding

Sub title

a portrait

Summary

Winner of the presitigious Prix Goncourt award for biography, this remarkable portrait sheds new light on Virginia Woolf's relationships with her family and friends and how they shaped her work. Virginia Woolf: A Portrait blends recently unearthed documents, key primary sources, and personal interviews with Woolf's relatives and other acquaintances to render in unmatched detail the author's complicated relationship with her husband, Leonard; her father, Leslie Stephen; and her sister, Vanessa Bell. Forrester connects these figures to Woolf's mental breakdown while introducing the concept of "Virginia seule, " or Virginia alone: an uncommon paragon of female strength and conviction. Forrester's biography inhabits her characters and vivifies their perspective, weaving a colorful, intense drama that forces readers to rethink their understanding of Woolf, her writing, and her world. -- from dust jacket

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