{"product_id":"the-voyage-out-by-virginia-woolf-lorna-sage-3442s","title":"The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf, Lorna Sage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn The Voyage Out, one of Woolf's wittiest, socially satirical novels, Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship, and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a modern version of the mythic voyage. Lorna Sage's Introduction and Explanatory Notes offer guidance to the reader new to Woolf, and illuminate Woolf's presence, not identifiable in the heroine, but in the social satire, lyricism and patterning of consciousness in one woman's rite of passage.  About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.  Editorial Reviews  Done with something startling like genius...in its humor and its sense of irony, the occasional poignancy of its emotions, its profound originality. - Observer (London)  No later novel of Woolf's will capture so brilliantly the excitement of youth. - biographer and literary critic Phyllis Rose  A first glimpse into the themes and techniques that would preoccupy her entire career...Even on this wide canvas Woolf is most interested in portraying the sensitive interior life of her characters. - Daybook review Barnes \u0026amp; Noble  A strange, tragic, inspired book whose scene is a South Americana not found on any map and reached by a boat which would not float on any sea, an America whose spiritual boundaries touch Xanadu and Atlantis. - E. M. Forster  For all its tragic interest, The Voyage Out is not low-keyed; it even has a slight buoyancy of tone, as if clear perception itself brought a continual zest to its writer. Woolf has the diversity of power which makes the great writer of narrative. - New Republic  The Voyage Out...is at once the product of Woolf's deep knowledge and perceptive interpretation of the literary and intellectual tradition she inherited and also a challenging and idiosyncratic response to modern life and problems. - editor and biographer Jane Wheare  Done with something startling like genius - in its humour and its sense of irony, the poignancy of its emotions, its profound originality. -Observer - From the Publisher  Juliet Stevenson's narration is both compelling and soothing as Virginia Woolf's first novel follows a small group of English men and women as they travel from London to the fictional island of Santa Marina in South America. The audiobook's introspective qualities and attention to the female identity create a fascinating picture of Edwardian society. There is a certain fluid quality to the text that mirrors water, and Stevenson's calm demeanor couples nicely with it. Yet she hardly puts the listener to sleep. Her vocal characterizations realistically capture each character, and she creates a strong contrast between the soft, musical female voices and the gruff, dominant male voices. Stevenson masterfully navigates Woolf's prose as she and the listener embark on this literary journey. D.M.W.  AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine - DECEMBER 2017 - AudioFile\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41818899644490,"sku":"3442s","price":10.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/3442t.jpg?v=1764335980","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-voyage-out-by-virginia-woolf-lorna-sage-3442s","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}