The Waves

By: Virginia Woolf

Published June 1st 1978 by Harvest Books (first published October 8th 1931)

Category: Business

Pages: 297 pages

ISBN: 9780156949606

Description:
Set on the coast of England against the vivid background of the sea, The Waves introduces six charactersÑthree men and three womenÑwho are grappling with the death of a beloved friend, Percival. Instead of describing their outward expressions of grief, Virgina Woolf draws her characters from the inside, revealing them through their thoughts and interior soliloquies. As their understanding of natureÕs trials grows, the chorus of narrative voices blends together in miraculous harmony, remarking not only on the inevitable death of individuals but on the eternal connection of everyone. The novel that most epitomizes Virginia WoolfÕs theories of fiction in the working form, The Waves is an amazing book very much ahead of its time. It is a poetic dreamscape, visual, experimental, and thrilling.