{"product_id":"essays-on-the-self-hardcover","title":"Essays on the Self - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoanna Kavenna\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Questions of identity and individual experience are addressed by Virgina Woolf in this superb collection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Notting Hill Editions Classic Collection series brings together the great essayists of the past, introduced by contemporary writers. \u003ci\u003eEssays on the Self \u003c\/i\u003eis a surprising collection spanning twenty-one years of Virginia Woolf's life, from the ages of thirty-seven to fifty-eight, the year before her suicide. The question of the self is central, in some way, to every essay in this book. Whether she is discussing the rights of women, the revolutions of modernity, social inequality, or the future of the novel, Woolf acknowledges that a writer's task is to find a unique self through which to view the world. The thirteen essays are introduced by the novelist Joanna Kavenna.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf \u003c\/b\u003e(1882-1941) was an English novelist, critic, and publisher who became a key figure of literary modernism. She published many novels as well as nonfiction and criticism. In 1941, she committed suicide by drowning herself in the River Ouse, near her Sussex home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Kavenna \u003c\/b\u003eis a British novelist and travel writer. Her works include \u003ci\u003eThe Field\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuide to Reality\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Ice Museum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInglorious\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArc\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received the Alistair Horne Visiting Fellowship and the Orange Prize for New Writing, and in 2013 was named as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of Young British Novelists. She lives in Oxford.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.5 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770028359968,"sku":"9781907903922","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a76ec984470aa668f1f9071d2d4d54ee.webp?v=1780362747","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/essays-on-the-self-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}