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'I shall never forget the day I wrote "The Mark on the Wall" - all in a flash, as if flying, after being kept stone breaking for months. "The Unwritten Novel" was the great discovery, however. That - again in one second - showed me how I could embody all my deposit of experience in a shape that fitted it... I saw, branching out of the tunnel I made, when I discovered that method of approach, Jacob's Room, Mrs Dalloway etc - How I trembled with excitement.' The thrill Woolf got from these stories is readily apparent to the reader. She wrote them in defiance of convention, with a heady feeling of liberation and with a clear sense that she was breaking new ground. Indeed, if she had not made her bold and experimental forays into the short story in the period leading up to the publication of Jacob's Room (1922), it seems certain that her arrival as a great modernist novelist would have been delayed. Quirky, unrestrained, disturbing and surprising, many of these stories, particularly the early ones, are essential to an understanding of Woolf's development as a writer. She thought some of her short fiction might be 'unprintable' but, happily, she was mistaken.
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Just a short review on some wonderful short fiction.
I have been reading and re-reading Virginia Woolf's novels since my teenage years but, for some reason, I have not until recently read many of her short pieces of writing. This could be because I am not usually a fan of short stories as they can sometimes leave me feeling a little unsatisfied. However this is not the case here and, as stated in the introduction to my edition, these short stories should not be underestimated as sideshows to Woolf's main novels for they are successful works of art in the own right and were crucial elements in the development of Woolf as a writer. I have discovered that the short pieces in this slim volume show many of the same merits as Woolf's novels; they are lyrical and possess the rhythm and beauty we would expect from a writer of her talent and integrity.
To derive the most from these short pieces I would recommend that they are read more than once, so this small book is good for the bedside table - especially with the beautiful cover printed on this particular edition. I think these short pieces would be a good introduction to Virginia Woolf's writing if you have not yet tried the novels and I would also recommend: The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf if you want to delve a little more into the world of Virginia Woolf before embarking on her wonderful full-length fiction.
4.5 Stars.
Also recommended: Katherine Mansfield's Selected Stories (Oxford World's Classics)
I have been reading and re-reading Virginia Woolf's novels since my teenage years but, for some reason, I have not until recently read many of her short pieces of writing. This could be because I am not usually a fan of short stories as they can sometimes leave me feeling a little unsatisfied. However this is not the case here and, as stated in the introduction to my edition, these short stories should not be underestimated as sideshows to Woolf's main novels for they are successful works of art in the own right and were crucial elements in the development of Woolf as a writer. I have discovered that the short pieces in this slim volume show many of the same merits as Woolf's novels; they are lyrical and possess the rhythm and beauty we would expect from a writer of her talent and integrity.
To derive the most from these short pieces I would recommend that they are read more than once, so this small book is good for the bedside table - especially with the beautiful cover printed on this particular edition. I think these short pieces would be a good introduction to Virginia Woolf's writing if you have not yet tried the novels and I would also recommend: The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf if you want to delve a little more into the world of Virginia Woolf before embarking on her wonderful full-length fiction.
4.5 Stars.
Also recommended: Katherine Mansfield's Selected Stories (Oxford World's Classics)
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