A Room of One's Own
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In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister. A sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, and equal in genius, but whose legacy is radically different. This imaginary woman never writes a word and dies by her own hand, her genius unexpressed. If only she had found the means to create, argues Woolf, she would have reached the same heights as her immortal sibling. In this classic essay, Virginia Woolf takes on the establishment, using her gift of language to dissect the world around her and give voice to those who are without. Her message is a simple one: women must have some money and a room of their own in order to have the freedom to create.
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Ofelia@sanemi
4 stars
Sep 11, 2022

Ora io credo che questa poetessa, che non scrisse mai una parola e venne sepolta ad un crocicchio, viva ancora. Vive in voi e vive in m, e in molte altre donne che non sono qui stasera, perché stanno lavando i piatti e mettendo a letto i bambini. Ma lei vive, perché i grandi poeti non muoiono. [...] lei verrà, se lavoreremo per lei, e che lavorare così, pur nella miseria de nell'oscurità, vale la pena.

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Aditi Verma@mixedblessings89
5 stars
Aug 28, 2022

It's fantastic. An education in argument, an education in social justice. A must read. It should be in the prescribed syllabus for school kids.

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karina ♡@mioyus
5 stars
Aug 26, 2024
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Ash Hoe@ash
3.5 stars
Apr 5, 2023
+3
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Laura de Francisco@loch
4 stars
Nov 21, 2022
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Christine@cluprete
5 stars
Sep 9, 2022
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Nicky Reid@nreidread
2 stars
Aug 12, 2022
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Rebecca Raven@libraryofbecca
3 stars
Jul 15, 2022

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