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The Waves (Annotated)

by Virginia Woolf

Published: 2006-07-03
Paperback : 348 pages

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Introduction

The Waves is often regarded as Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, standing with those few works of twentieth-century literature that have created unique forms of their own. In deeply poetic prose, Woolf traces the lives of six children from infancy to death who fleetingly unite around the unseen figure of a seventh child, Percival. Allusive and mysterious, The Waves yields new treasures upon each reading.

Annotated and with an introduction by Molly Hite

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The Waves
THE SUN had not yet risen. The sea was indistinguishable from the sky, except that the sea was slightly creased as if a cloth had wrinkles in it. Gradually as the sky whitened a dark line lay on the horizon dividing the sea from the sky and the grey cloth became barred with thick strokes moving, one after another, beneath the surface, following each other, pursuing each other, perpetually. ...

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"it's intellectually demanding & many book clubs will not want to read it due to those demands."by carolyn p. (see profile) 01/17/07

"I did not read this book as I was not at the meeting but Virginia Woolf is one of my favorite authors"by Kathleen Howard K. (see profile) 01/17/07

This reminds me to read the book at some point. I used to attend these book club meetings but I am out of the country where the club is meeting! But thanks anyway for the "reminder"!

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