Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928, inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend.

Spanning three centuries, the novel opens as Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabeth's England, awaits a visit from the Queen and traces his experience with first love as England under James I lies locked in the embrace of the Great Frost.

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1973年10月24日 · Virginia Woolf’s most unusual creation, Orlando is a fantastical biography as well as a funny, exuberant romp through history that examines the true nature of sexuality. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Orlando, novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1928. The fanciful biographical novel pays homage to the family of Woolf’s friend Vita Sackville-West from the time of her ancestor Thomas Sackville (1536–1608) to the family’s country estate at Knole.

Orlando cries out, “Orlando?” When no one answers, Orlando gets back in her car and drives home. Walking through the many empty rooms of her sprawling mansion, Orlando thinks of the numerous parties and people who graced the rooms over the past centuries and feels a sort of depressed nostalgia.

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Orlando, a novel by English author Virginia Woolf was published in 1928 and is a fictional biography of the immortal Orlando who begins life as a young nobleman in Elizabethan England and later transforms into a woman. The novel is a satirical examination of gender roles and a commentary on the fluidity of identity.

In 1917, Leonard and Virginia Woolf together opened the Hogarth Press, a publishing house in London, but her next novel, Mrs. Dalloway, was not published until 1925. Beginning with her mother’s death, Woolf struggled with mental health issues and …

Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando” has been hailed as a masterpiece of modernist literature. Published in 1928, it tells the story of a young nobleman who lives for centuries, changing gender along the way, and experiencing the cultural and political shifts of England and Europe.