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Overview

Virginia Woolf's groundbreaking novel immerses readers in the tides of memory, emotion, and time through the lives of six characters: Bernard, Jinny, Louis, Neville, Rhoda, and Susan. Set against a coastal landscape, their voices rise and fall like ocean waves. Published in 1931, The Waves explores themes of love, ambition, grief, and desire, particularly following the death of their friend Percival.

"My difficulty is that I am writing to a rhythm and not a plot," Woolf declared. The narrative is structured like a musical composition, with recurring rhythms creating continuity beneath the ebb and flow of the characters' voices. Meaning emerges from their overlapping experiences, reinforcing Woolf's central metaphor of life as rhythmic, cyclical, and communal.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780486857718
  • ISBN-10: 0486857719
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Publish Date: December 2026
  • Page Count: 176

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