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Orlando: A biography by Virginia Woolf

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Name :parmar Nidhi Shamjibhai Semester : 2 M. A part 1 Paper :  The Twentieth century Literature: 1900 to world war II (Paper no 106)  Guide : shivani ma'am    ~Class Assignment : Q 1) write a summury on orlando- A biography by Virginia Woolf.  Introduction :               Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928,   inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita  Sackville-West, Woolf's lover and close friend. It is arguably one of her most popular novels,  a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet  who changes sex from man to woman and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of  English literary history. Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about  extensively by scholars of women's writing and gender and transgender ...