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  • One of my favourite books... Not an easy read, but certainly worth the effort!
    A magnificent reflection on relationships between people, on how a person is perceived from the outside by strangers, acquaintances and the people they love most... A book on the impossibility of really knowing othe ... Continue

    One of my favourite books... Not an easy read, but certainly worth the effort!
    A magnificent reflection on relationships between people, on how a person is perceived from the outside by strangers, acquaintances and the people they love most... A book on the impossibility of really knowing others, on the mental and physical space a person occupies in the world and on the empty room his absence leaves behind...

    

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  • Un romanzo impressionista: questo direi per descriverlo in due parole. Più che affidarsi alla coscienza dei personaggi, come la Woolf farà in altri libri, qui descrive. Personaggi, luoghi, odori, rumori. Frammenti della vita del giovane Jacob e del suo mondo di intellettuali e benestanti, alla vigil ... Continue

    Un romanzo impressionista: questo direi per descriverlo in due parole. Più che affidarsi alla coscienza dei personaggi, come la Woolf farà in altri libri, qui descrive. Personaggi, luoghi, odori, rumori. Frammenti della vita del giovane Jacob e del suo mondo di intellettuali e benestanti, alla vigilia della prima guerra mondiale. Non è il miglior romanzo della Woolf, comunque una buona lettura.

    

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  • So exquisitely crafted that both the universal qualities of youth and the uniqueness of one young man become powerfully fused, [this book] is Woolf's first stream-of-consciousness novel – nonlinear, experimental, and possessing an ending that is among the most moving in all of English literature.... ... Continue

    So exquisitely crafted that both the universal qualities of youth and the uniqueness of one young man become powerfully fused, [this book] is Woolf's first stream-of-consciousness novel – nonlinear, experimental, and possessing an ending that is among the most moving in all of English literature....It remains a pivotal work in the development of the novel form and a testament to [the author's] genius and literary daring.

    

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  • Considered Woolf's first original and distinguished work, [this book] concerns a sensitive young man who finds himself unable to reconcile his love of classical culture with the chaotic reality of World War I. His story unfolds in a series of brief impressions and conversations, stream-of-conscious ... Continue

    Considered Woolf's first original and distinguished work, [this book] concerns a sensitive young man who finds himself unable to reconcile his love of classical culture with the chaotic reality of World War I. His story unfolds in a series of brief impressions and conversations, stream-of-consciousness narratives, internal monologues, and letters. [The book] offers readers a first-rate example of subtle style and innovative techniques for which the author is admired.

    

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Virginia Woolf's first original and distinguished work, Jacob's Room is the story of a sensitive young man named Jacob Flanders. The life story, character and friends of Jacob are presented in a series for separate scenes and moments from his childhood, through college at Cambridge, love affairs in London, and travels in Greece, to his death in the war. Jacob's Room established Virginia Woolf's reputation as a highly poetic and symbolic writer who places emphasis not on plot or action but on the psychological realm of occupied by her characters.

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