Orlando

"Orlando" is a novel that breaks the limits of genre, time, and a person’s self-definition. The extraordinary hero, Woolf, overcomes various obstacles, the complexities of human emotions, and society’s obsession with conformity—from Elizabethan England to the year 1928—while remaining 36 years old. The fantastic story of Orlando, the ageless hero, spanning three hundred fifty years, ran decades ahead of its time.

Virginia Woolf’s semi-autobiographical satirical novel was inspired by the life of her friend Vita Sackville-West—an English writer and journalist.

In translation, the author’s spelling and punctuation have been preserved.