Orlando’s journey, from the court of Queen Elizabeth I to modern times will also be an internal one. He is an impulsive poet who learns patience in matters of the heart, and a woman who knows what it is to be a man. Virginia’s Woolf’s most unusual and fantastic creation is a funny, exuberant tale which examines the very nature of sexuality.
弗吉尼亚·吴尔夫(Virginia Woolf,1882—1941),英国女作家,被誉为二十世纪现代主义与女性主义文学的先锋。第二次世界大战期间,她是伦敦文学界的核心人物,是布卢姆茨伯里派的成员之一。最知名的小说包括《达洛维太太》、《到灯塔去》、《雅各的房间》等。
吴尔夫革新了英语语言,在小说中尝试意识流的写作方法,试图描绘在人们心底里的潜意识。她在文学上的成就和创造性至今仍然产生很大的影响。