Author: Virginia Wolf
Publisher: Lumen
ISBN: 9788426421654
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Format: 17'50 x 25'20 cm
Spanish Language
A Room of One's Own is a short essay by Virginia Woolf on the female condition that has become an icon of 20th century literature.
"There is no mark on the wall to measure the precise height of women. There are no measures to determine the qualities of a good mother or the affection of a daughter, the fidelity of a sister or the ability of a housekeeper," Virginia Woolf comments in this essay, but what she also tells us is that to write a novel a woman must have a room of her own and hot food; in short, have a life of her own and independent.
Far from being a furious argument against men, A Room of One's Own is an elegant essay that, as early as 1929, raised issues that are still the subject of debate today, such as women's economic dependence on men, caring for a family, and the figure of women as an inspiring muse for artists but with little presence in the practice of creativity.
This essay, already published several times in Spain, is now presented in a new form, translated by Jorge Luis Borges, with a prologue by Kirmen Uribe and splendid illustrations by the young American cartoonist Becca...
