{"product_id":"jacobs-room-9781446521465","title":"Jacob's Room","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrough Virginia Woolf's pioneering use of stream-of-consciousness technique and impressionistic prose, \u003cem\u003eJacob's Room\u003c\/em\u003e captures fragments of a life that is constantly slipping away, just beyond the reach of full understanding.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing the life of Jacob Flanders, \u003cem\u003eJacob's Room\u003c\/em\u003e traces his journey from a simple childhood in the English countryside to his time as a student at Cambridge and eventually to the battlefields of World War I. Jacob's voice is markedly absent throughout the entirety of the novel, with his character being presented through the fragmented perspectives of dialogue, letters, and thoughts from those around him--family, friends, and lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlike conventional novels of its time, \u003cem\u003eJacob's Room\u003c\/em\u003e is less concerned with plot and more focused on the inner lives of its characters and the passage of time. First published in 1922, it's not only a portrait of a single life but also a reflection on the larger forces at play in early twentieth-century England. It stands as a profound meditation on the unknowable aspects of human existence, cementing Woolf's place as one of the most innovative writers of her generation and the modernist period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Woolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read \u0026amp; Co. Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781446521465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoolf, Virginia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer, born in South Kensington, London. Known for her feminist writings and pioneering work with the narrative style of stream of consciousness, Woolf is widely considered to be one of the most influential modernist writers of the 20th century. Some of her most famous works include Mrs. Dalloway, 1925, To the Lighthouse, 1927, and A Room of One's Own, 1929.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read \u0026 Co. Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44894732255347,"sku":"9781446521465","price":30.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7b063900-5813-4100-aad8-a9678f3837f2.jpg?v=1777050421","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/jacobs-room-9781446521465","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}