Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf was a pioneering English writer and one of the most significant modernist authors of the 20th century. Born in 1882, she was a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group, a collective of intellectuals and artists who challenged societal norms and promoted progressive ideas about art, sexuality, and mental health. Woolf is best known for her innovative use of stream-of-consciousness narrative and her exploration of the inner lives of her characters. Her major works, including Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and Orlando, examine themes of identity, time, memory, and the complexities of human experience. Woolf’s writing often delves into the struggles of women in a patriarchal society, as seen in her feminist essay A Room of One's Own, where she argues for the importance of women’s financial and creative independence. Her profound literary contributions have cemented her as one of the foremost voices in modernist literature.