Virginia Woolf
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Virginia Woolf

English author Virginia Woolf is regarded as one of the most important modernist writers of the 20th century.
She was born in 1882 in London and died in 1941 after taking her own life by drowning. She rose to prominence during the interwar period, becoming a leading figure in London’s literary society and a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, which brought together the most influential English writers, artists and thinkers of their time.
Over the course of her prolific career, she published numerous novels, essays and biographies. Among her works, she is still best known today for the novels Mrs Dalloway and Orlando, as well as her feminist essay A Room of One’s Own.
Her writing explored many themes considered controversial at the time, including bisexuality, feminism, gender identity and suicide. Her body of work continues to be studied today, and in 2012 she became the ninth woman of letters to be included in the Pléiade collection.
Her personal life was shaped by the hardships of her childhood. Her fragile health prevented her from attending school normally, and her father, the writer and philosopher Sir Leslie Stephen, provided a scholarly but austere upbringing. She lost her mother at the age of 13, which left a profound mark on her. Following her father’s death in 1904, she moved to London and was already suffering from depression.
She then devoted herself entirely to writing and founded the famous Bloomsbury Group, which met at her home in the neighbourhood of the same name. Through this circle, she met Leonard Woolf, who would become her husband and with whom she would establish a publishing house, as well as Vita Sackville-West, with whom she had a long-lasting relationship.
Her poetic literary style evokes lyricism and draws heavily on the workings of the mind and inner voices. It reflects Virginia Woolf’s great sensitivity and her emotional depths.
Throughout her life, Virginia Woolf struggled with her mental health (modern psychiatrists believe she likely suffered from bipolar disorder) and frequently experienced periods of depression. It was the depression that began after she had just completed her final novel (published posthumously), at the height of the Second World War, that ultimately led to her taking her own life in 1941.
Today, she remains a legendary and respected author who continues to inspire countless writers and thinkers.
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