An English noble lives for centuries, transforming from man to woman while pursuing love, poetry, and shifting social eras.
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An English noble lives for centuries, transforming from man to woman while pursuing love, poetry, and shifting social eras.
Orlando: A Biography is an influential novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. A semi-biographical novel based in part on the life of Woolf's lover Vita Sackville-West, it is generally considered one of Woolf's most accessible novels. The novel has been influential stylistically, and is considered important in literature generally, and particularly in the history of women's writing and gender studies. A film adaptation was released in 1992, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando ...
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Recurring romances and sensual attraction; literary, not explicit
Brief historical peril; severed head used as dark comic prop
No strong language present
Social drinking in period court and society scenes
Gender transformation and fluid identity are the central focus
Passing period religious references and customs
Fantastical longevity and a mysterious sex change
No occult or demonology content present
Central satire of gender roles, class, and literary biography
No self-harm or suicide content present
Historical legal limits on women; brief coercive pursuit
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