English Version - Mrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf (Norris Book)

In October 2005, Mrs. Dalloway was included on Time Magazines list of the 100 best English-language novels written since its first issue in 1923.

Clarissa Dalloway goes around London in the morning, getting ready to host a party that evening. The nice day reminds her of her youth spent in the countryside in Bourton and makes her wonder about her choice of husband; she had married the reliable Richard Dalloway instead of the enigmatic and demanding Peter Walsh, and she had not the option to be with a female romantic interest, Sally Seton. Peter reintroduces these conflicts by paying a visit that morning.

Septimus Warren Smith, a First World War veteran suffering from deferred traumatic stress, spends his day in the park with his Italian-born wife Lucrezia, where Peter Walsh observes them. Septimus is visited by frequent and indecipherable hallucinations, mostly concerning his dear friend Evans who died in the war. Later that day, after he is prescribed involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital, he commits suicide by jumping out of a window.

Clarissas party in the evening is a slow success. It is attended by most of the characters she has met throughout the book, including people from her past. She hears about Septimus suicide at the party and gradually comes to admire this strangers act, which she considers an effort to preserve the purity of his happiness.

Penulis : Virginia Woolf
Penerbit : Norris Book
Harga : 70.000
ISBN : 978-623-097-769-5
Halaman : 203
Tahun : 2024
Dimensi : 11,1 x 18,1 x 2 cm