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Hermione Lee sees Virginia Woolf afresh, in her historical setting and as a vital figure for our times. It is a writer's life, illustrating how the concerns of her work arise and develop, and a political life, which establishes Woolf as a radically sceptical, subversive, courageous feminist.

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An outstanding achievement...superb -- Selena Hastings * Sunday Telegraph *
It is a lasting, and even a great, book. These are not terms one gets to use often, or should ever use lightly -- Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours
Lee's book is not only very good, but very necessary -- Penelope Fitzgerald
One of the most impressive biographies of the decade: moving, eloquent, powerful * Financial Times *

Lee H Virginia Woolf

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    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 02/10/1997
    ISBN13: 9780099732518, 978-0099732518
    ISBN10: 0099732513
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    Biography: adventurers and explorers ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: fiction

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Hermione Lee sees Virginia Woolf afresh, in her historical setting and as a vital figure for our times. It is a writer's life, illustrating how the concerns of her work arise and develop, and a political life, which establishes Woolf as a radically sceptical, subversive, courageous feminist.

    Trade Review
    An outstanding achievement...superb -- Selena Hastings * Sunday Telegraph *
    It is a lasting, and even a great, book. These are not terms one gets to use often, or should ever use lightly -- Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours
    Lee's book is not only very good, but very necessary -- Penelope Fitzgerald
    One of the most impressive biographies of the decade: moving, eloquent, powerful * Financial Times *

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