Moments of Being: Second Edition
Virginia Woolf
(Author)
Description
Moments of Being is "the single most moving and beautiful thing that Virginia Woolf ever wrote about her own life" (The New York Times) and her only autobiographical writing, published years after her death.This collection of five pieces written for different audiences spanning almost four decades reveals the remarkable unity of Virginia Woolf's art, thought, and sensibility.?
"Reminiscences," written during her apprenticeship period, exposes the childhood shared by Woolf and her sister, Vanessa, while "A Sketch of the Past" illuminates the relationship with her father, Leslie Stephens, who played a crucial role in her development as an individual a writer. Of the final three pieces, composed for the Memoir Club, which required absolute candor of its members, two show Woolf at the threshold of artistic maturity and one shows a confident writer poking fun at her own foibles.
Product Details
Price
$16.98
$15.79
Publisher
Mariner Books
Publish Date
August 23, 1985
Pages
240
Dimensions
5.31 X 8.0 X 0.75 inches | 0.45 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780156619189
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About the Author
VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882-1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels, including Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, and Orlando.
Reviews
"The single most moving and beautiful thing that Virginia Woolf ever wrote about her own life."--The New York Times