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    Orlando
    Orlando
    Orlando
    Audiobook7 hours

    Orlando

    Written by Virginia Woolf

    Narrated by Brandy Rose

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    Who said biography had to be based on fact?

     

    In Virginia Woolf’s semi-biographical novel, join protagonist Orlando as he travels through time and experiences key moments in British history. Born into nobility, young Orlando earns the affection of the queen through his service as an Elizabethan court page. Orlando matures and falls in love with a Russian princess, but emerges from the Great Frost of 1608 only to have his heart broken. When violent unrest threatens his post of ambassador to Constantinople, Orlando falls into a deep sleep and awakens as a woman.

     

    For anyone interested in the field of women’s & gender studies, Orlando is an important work of modernist queer fiction. In fact, the BBC named this book among the 100 most influential novels for its power to break the mold. InAudio is thrilled to release this audiobook edition as fans also await a theatre adaptation, set to open at the historic Garrick Theatre in December 2022.

     

    Come along for this epic adventure and dare to see the world a bit differently.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSpotify Audiobooks
    Release dateOct 4, 2022
    ISBN9781662258428
    Author

    Virginia Woolf

    Virginia Woolf was an English novelist, essayist, short story writer, publisher, critic and member of the Bloomsbury group, as well as being regarded as both a hugely significant modernist and feminist figure. Her most famous works include Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and A Room of One’s Own.

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    • 1/5
      Shocking narration. Sounds like automated sat-nav. Appalling. Avoid. Many better versions available.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Interesting narrative with a man becoming a woman but told in a detached, superficial way that did not grip me at all. I finished it because it is the book for our next book club meeting. The narration of the audio book was awful. She sounded sedated and there was no intonation, just a monotonous stream of words.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A masterpiece! Somewhere between mythology and poetry. And the narration suited it perfectly.