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Less formally experimental than woolf s later books, but highly representative of her poetic style and innovative techniques, it offers a moving depiction of the thrills and confusion of youth. From 1915, when she published her first novel, the voyage out, virginia woolf maintained an astonishing output of fiction, literary more about virginia woolf. The first novel by virginia woolf, the voyage out tells the story of rachel vinrace, who embarks for south america on her fathers ship, and is launched on a course of selfdiscovery in a modern version of the mythic voyage. Rachel vinrace embarks for south america on her fathers ship and is launched on a course of selfdiscovery in a kind of modern mythical voyage. Virginia woolf s first novel, published in 1915, is a haunting exploration of a young womans mind, signalling the beginning of her fascination with capturing the mysteries and complexities of the inner life. Virginia woolf 18821941, an english modernist, has been heralded as one of the greatest female writers of all time. In the voyage out, one of woolf s wittiest, socially satirical novels, rachel vinrace embarks for south america on her fathers ship, and is launched on a course of. The project gutenberg ebook of the voyage out, by virginia woolf this. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 297 pages and is available in paperback format. The voyage out is the first novel by virginia woolf, published in 1915 by. The voyage out is a popular book by virginia woolf.
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