Die große Liebe der Virginia Woolf
KATJA KULIN
Geliebte Orlando / Beloved Orlando. Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West A Passion
A Biographical Novel, ca. 276 pages
Autumn 2023
Virginia Woolf: pioneer and icon of womens literature and feminism
Vita Sackville-West: self-determined, queer adventurer, and poet
Kulin tells not only an intimate love story, but of how two great literary women inspire each other artistically and intellectually
The book for all those who want to better understand the lives and work of these exceptional writers and icons of queer feminism.BUCH-MAGAZIN
The Story of Virginia Woolfs Great Love
Virginia Woolf is forty years old and has her later literary success ahead of her when she meets the writer Vita Sackville-West at a dinner in December 1922. After two suicide attempts and a long history of both physical and psychological ailments, she is living in the countryside, supported financially by her husband Leonard.
The adventurous, aristocratic, and graceful Vita Sackville-West seems to be her polar opposite. At just thirty years of age, she is mother to two children and enjoys a happy, open marriage with her bisexual husband and has already seen literary success. Risqu rumours circulate about Vitas affairs with women.
Beloved Orlando tells a stirring story of love, friendship and sexual liberation. Above all, it is the book for everyone who wants to better understand the life and work of these exceptional writers and icons of queer feminism.