Virginia Woolf wanted to write about the vast unknown uncertain continent that is the world and us in it' Jeanette Winterson, from her introduction to The Waves
The Waves is an astonishingly beautiful and poetic novel. It begins with six children playing in a garden by the sea and follows their lives as they grow up and experience friendship, love and grief at the death of their beloved friend Percival.
Weaving together soliloquies from the novel's six characters, Woolf delicately and expertly explores universal concepts such as individuality, the self, and community. A novel still as poignant today as it was when written.
Product details
Publisher : Vintage Classics; 1st edition (6 Oct. 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 1784870846
ISBN-13 : 978-1784870843
Dimensions : 12.98 x 1.57 x 17.73 cm
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779 in Fiction Classics (Books)
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Customer reviews: 4.3
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