Orlando

Interesting Facts

• The main character, Orlando, lives for over 300 years without aging and changes gender from male to female.
• The book begins in the Elizabethan era and ends in 1928, covering several historical periods.
• Orlando encounters numerous historical figures, including Queen Elizabeth I and poet Alexander Pope.
• The novel is a satire of the biographical genre and contains many parodic elements.
• The book was dedicated to Vita Sackville-West, with whom Virginia Woolf had a romantic relationship.
• Orlando possesses extraordinary beauty and a talent for poetry, making him/her an object of admiration and envy.
• The novel explores themes of gender, identity, and social roles, challenging traditional notions of these concepts.
• The book features elements of magical realism, allowing the author to freely move between eras and events.