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Orlando

A Biography

Virginia Woolf
4
(65)
Duration
8h 44m
Year
2016
Language
English

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Moving from one century into the next, oblivious to time and dimension, Orlando consorts with writers and monarchs, actors and gypsies, dropping one fashion and folly for another, and waking up at the end of a deep sleep, not only in a different age, but in a different gender. When it was published in 1928, Orlando's playful experimentation with the idea of androgyny was considered unique and vaguely scandalous. Today, the novel has come resoundingly of age, ringing with a new and fresh relevancy for contemporary readers.

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Juliet Stevenson brings her usual alacrity to this challenging audiobook. Woolf's unconventional novel is in expert hands with Stevenson, whose rich voice and lilting accent keep the listener on track through the many shifts and changes in the plot. Called a "biography" by Woolf herself, the story follows protagonist Orlando through centuries of change, including Orlando's transformation from a ma
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