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Woolf's most experimental work features six distinct characters—Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny, and Louis—who express their inner thoughts through soliloquies. The narrative is interspersed with nine third-person interludes that depict a coastal scene from sunrise to sunset. This structure allows Woolf to delve into themes of individuality, self, and community, as the characters collectively form a cohesive understanding of a silent central consciousness, with Percival as a pivotal yet voiceless presence.
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The Waves, Virginia Woolf
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- The Waves
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Virginia Woolf
- Publisher
- Albatross
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 212
- ISBN13
- 9781946963017
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Poetry, Classics, 20th century, Literary Fiction, English Literature, Time, Thinking, Stream of Consciousness
- First published
- 1931
- Original title
- The Waves
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- Woolf's most experimental work features six distinct characters—Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny, and Louis—who express their inner thoughts through soliloquies. The narrative is interspersed with nine third-person interludes that depict a coastal scene from sunrise to sunset. This structure allows Woolf to delve into themes of individuality, self, and community, as the characters collectively form a cohesive understanding of a silent central consciousness, with Percival as a pivotal yet voiceless presence.