When I was 16, I fell in love for the first time. Like so many readers, I was spellbound by “Mrs. Dalloway,” the groundbreaking novel by the queer, gender-bending, British author Virginia Woolf.
Today, during the pandemic, along with many other aficionados, I’m turning to “Mrs. Dalloway” for beauty, consolation, and hope.
Clarissa Dalloway, the book’s main character, is a Twitter star, complete with memes and followers. “Mrs. Dalloway,” which went into public domain this year, was first published in 1925 – nearly a century ago.
You might well wonder: why, after all these years, are so many so taken with “Mrs. Dalloway?” “Mrs. Dalloway,” with its breathtaking sentences and astounding, inventive style has always had its fervent admirers