A commercial and critical success when it was first published in 1931, and now considered by some to be Virginia Woolf's most ambitious novel. This new edition includes pictures and a section on Virginia Woolf's life and works. 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 Woolf's 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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Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) nació en Londres y es una de las escritoras más influyentes del siglo XX. Su obra abarca novelas, ensayos y relatos cortos, y destaca por un estilo innovador y una profunda exploración de la psicología humana. Entre sus libros más conocidos se encuentran La señora Dalloway, Al faro y Una habitación propia. Fue una figura clave del modernismo literario y del movimiento feminista, y su legado literario y filosófico sigue siendo fundamental en la actualidad.