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We present the first Polish edition of the masterpiece of modernism – the novel “Mrs. Dalloway” (original title: Mrs. Dalloway<\/em>) by Virginia Woolf (1882-1941). It was published in 1961 in Warsaw by the State Publishing Institute (PIW) in the prestigious series “Novels of the 20th Century.” It was translated from English by Krystyna Tarnowska<\/strong> (1917-1991), a respected translator of English literature. <\/p>\n

The novel, first published in 1925 in London , is set on a June day in 1923 in London. Its title character, Clarissa Dalloway, the wife of a politician, is preparing to give an evening reception. Beneath her seemingly ordinary daily routine lies a wealth of memories, reflections and hidden desires, which the author reveals through the innovative technique of stream of consciousness<\/strong>. Parallel to Clarissa’s story, Woolf leads the fate of Septimus Warren Smith – a young war veteran suffering from a mental disorder. Their paths do not cross directly, but symbolically merge, creating a harrowing portrait of London and society just after World War I. <\/p>\n

Virginia Woolf is considered one of the most important figures of literary modernism and a pioneer of the stream-of-consciousness technique . The novel was inspired by the writer’s social life, and the main character was intended as a response to the “ideal housewife” character from Victorian novels. The<\/em> title was originally intended to be The Hours<\/em> (” The Hours<\/em> “), a reference to the famous 2002 award-winning film (starring Nicole Kidman as Woolf), which is set in three timelines, with “Mrs. Dalloway” as its plot axis. <\/p>\n

This is the first Polish edition<\/strong> – the absolute first printing of this masterpiece in Polish, belonging to the sought-after series of PIW “Novels of the 20th Century” by collectors. The presented copy is clean and preserved in very good condition. It is a must-have for a collector of world literature, a lover of modernist prose and a bibliophile looking for a representative edition of the work of one of the most important women writers of the 20th century. <\/p>\n

8963-20-B-W<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Warsaw 1961<\/p>\n

State Publishing Institute (20th Century Novels series).<\/p>\n

233, [3] p. 20 cm. <\/p>\n

Translated by Krystyna Tarnowska.<\/p>\n

First Edition.<\/p>\n

A clean copy. Bibliophilic binding made by hand in the bindery of the Polish Antykwariat.<\/p>\n

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