"A Biography of Virginia Woolf" by Lyndall Gordon Publisher: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House

Introduction · · · · · ·
Lyndall Gordon reconstructs Woolf through her novels, diaries and letters: she is a strong walker, a hard-working professional writer, and a "tireless explorer" who explores "the strangeness of the human condition."

Lyndall Gordon wants to present not a conventional linear biographical narrative, but to trace the continuous flow of memory and imagination throughout Woolf's life as detailed as authenticity allows. Gordon also argues that this biographical method was invented by Woolf and practiced by her, and behind it is a new historical perspective that values ​​the anonymous.

The original book was first published in 1984. In 2006, Gordon revised it based on new materials and from the perspective of feminism in the new century. The Chinese translation is based on the 2006 revised edition.

☆ "Sharp and original."

—Hermione Lee, The Times Literary Supplement

☆ "This is a very insightful work that greatly increases our knowledge and understanding of Woolf."

——London Magazine

☆ "Lyndell Gordon must be one of the most accomplished literary biographers of our time...brilliant and stimulating...a superb account of this woman (Woolf) and her art."

——"British Book News"