Orlando
Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928) is a queer fantasy and trans fiction novel. The story is set in England and Inglaterra. Characters include Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) and V. Sackville-West (1892-1962). It deals with transsexuals, mujeres, hombres and Men.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 22 ratings, and 402 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 452 editions across 14 languages.
It runs to roughly 226 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Orlando
In her most exuberant, most fanciful novel, Woolf has created a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex. Born in the Elizabethan Age to wealth and position, Orlando is a young nobleman at the beginning of the story-and a modern woman three centuries later.
Opening line
“HE-for there could be no doubt of his sex, though the fashion of the time did something to disguise it-was in the act of slicing at the head of a Moor which swung from the rafters.”
Quick answers
Who wrote Orlando?
Orlando was written by Virginia Woolf and first published in 1928.
What genre is Orlando?
It is usually shelved as Queer Fantasy, Transgender & Nonbinary Fiction, Historical Fantasy and Historical Fiction.
How long is Orlando?
The median edition has 226 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Orlando?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray, The King Must Die and Stardust.
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