The Years

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The most popular of Virginia Woolf's novels during her lifetime, this work serves as a sharp critique of British society at the turn of the century. It chronicles three generations of the Pargiter family, exploring their intimacies, estrangements, anxieties, and triumphs against the backdrop of early 20th-century London. Growing up in a Victorian household, the Pargiter children navigate a changing world where social norms have shifted dramatically. The narrative employs a varied and evolving style, reflecting the radical discontinuity between personal experiences and historical events. Woolf's penultimate novel celebrates individual resilience and showcases her distinctive voice, painting a broad canvas across time, generation, and class. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) is recognized as a major 20th-century author and essayist, a key figure in literary history as a feminist and modernist, and a central member of 'The Bloomsbury Group,' which included influential artists and writers. Between 1925 and 1931, Woolf produced her finest works, including Mrs Dalloway and the experimental novel The Waves. She also contributed significantly to literary criticism, short fiction, journalism, and biography, with notable works like Orlando and A Room of One's Own. If you enjoyed this novel, you might also appreciate Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End, available in Penguin Classics.