ORLANDO: A BIOGRAPHY

Orlando: A Biography – eBook Description (for Apple Books)

Imaginative, playful, and groundbreaking, Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf is a dazzling exploration of identity, time, and transformation.

Spanning over three centuries, the novel follows Orlando, a young nobleman in London who mysteriously changes sex and continues life as a woman, experiencing history, society, and selfhood from shifting perspectives. Blending fantasy with historical fiction, Woolf crafts a witty and satirical “biography” that challenges traditional ideas of gender and storytelling.

Inspired by Woolf’s close relationship with Vita Sackville-West, Orlando is both a love letter and a bold literary experiment. Rich in style and insight, this modernist classic remains a timeless reflection on freedom, identity, and the fluid nature of life itself.