Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf was an English writer known for her influential modernist novels, including 'Mrs. Dalloway' and 'To the Lighthouse'.
Adeline Virginia Stephen
Novelist
January 25, 1882
Aquarius
March 28, 1941
59
London, England
Virginia Woolf, a prominent English writer and pioneer of modernist literature, is best known for her 1925 novel “Mrs. Dalloway.” This celebrated work chronicles a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, an upper-class woman living in post-World War I England. Woolf’s other significant works include “To the Lighthouse” and “Orlando.” As a key member of the Bloomsbury Group, she also penned critical essays on literature and social issues. Her contributions to English literature continue to be recognized and adapted in various forms, such as films, plays, and other media.