{"product_id":"orlando-a-biography-paperback-3","title":"Orlando: A Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarmen Maria Machado\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf's fantastical novel about an Elizabethan nobleman who lives for three centuries and transitions into a woman, with a new introduction by Carmen Maria Machado.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe long-lived protagonist of \u003ci\u003eOrlando\u003c\/i\u003e begins as a passionate teenage aristocrat, whose days are spent in rowdy revelry at the colorful Tudor court of Queen Elizabeth and his nights in writing earnest poetry. A favorite of the elderly queen, he falls in love with and is jilted by a wayward Russian princess. Two kings later, now in his thirties, Orlando is sent to serve as ambassador to Constantinople, where he awakens one day to find himself in the body of a woman. The Lady Orlando takes this circumstance in stride. She returns to England, engages in love affairs with both men and women, consorts with the famous poets of each age, finds happiness with a gender-nonconforming husband, and at last achieves publication of her own epic poem in the year 1928. A playful and exuberant romp through history, \u003ci\u003eOrlando \u003c\/i\u003eis Woolf's most lighthearted and unusual novel. VINTAGE CLASSICS.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIRGINIA WOOLF\u003c\/b\u003e (1882-1941) was born in London. A pioneer in the narrative use of stream of consciousness, she published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Voyage Out\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1915. This was followed by literary criticism and essays, most notably \u003ci\u003eA Room of One's Own, \u003c\/i\u003e and other acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eMrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOrlando.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout the Introducer: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCARMEN MARIA MACHADO\u003c\/b\u003e is a short story author, essayist, and critic best known for her story collection, \u003ci\u003eHer Body and Other Parties\u003c\/i\u003e, aand a memoir, \u003ci\u003eIn the Dream House, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the 2021 Folio Prize. Machado is frequently published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, NPR, Granta, \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere, and she has been a finalist for the Nebula Award and the National Book Award.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555010736435,"sku":"9780593685389","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/yBzDzQkg3W9780593685389.webp?v=1761126817","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/orlando-a-biography-paperback-3","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}