The Waves

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Through a series of connected monologues, The Waves tells the story of six very different friends Bernard, Louis, Neville, Jinny, Susan and Rhoda as they progress from childhood to middle age. Interspersed with evocative descriptions of the seaside at different times of day, the poignant personal histories coalesce into a poetic tapestry of human experience. A commercial and critical success when it was first published in 1931, and now considered by some to be Virginia Woolfs most ambitious novel, showcasing her Modernist narrative techniques at their finest, The Waves casts a visionary and lyrical light on everyday life.

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She was doing with language something like what Jimi Hendrix does with a guitar. -- Michael Cunningham

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The most famous member of the Bloomsbury Group, Virginia Woolf (18821941) was a novelist, essayist and critic. Her writing established her as one of Modernisms leading exponents, as well as a pioneering feminist. Her most famous works include To the Lighthouse, Orlando and Mrs Dalloway.