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Virginia Woolf

Jacob's Room

Gyan Publishing House, 2024

43.56 €

Gyan Books Pvt Ltd

(Delhi, India)

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Year of publication
2024
ISBN
1111005761620
Author
Virginia Woolf
Pages
296
Publishers
Gyan Publishing House
Keyword
Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
Binding description
Paperback
Languages
English
Binding
Softcover
Print on demand
Yes

Description

About The Book: Jacob's Room, Virginia Woolf's third novel published on October 26, 1922, revolves ambiguously around Jacob Flanders. The narrative, primarily a character study, lacks a conventional protagonist and is constructed with a void in place of Jacob, portrayed through others' impressions. Embracing motifs of emptiness, the novel creates an elegiac atmosphere, presenting Jacob as a collection of memories and sensations rather than a concrete reality. Spanning pre-war England, Jacob's journey from childhood through Cambridge to adulthood unfolds, narrated mainly by the women in his life. A departure from Woolf's earlier works, Jacob's Room stands as a significant modernist text, showcasing her experimental narrative style.
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