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A Room of One's Own

Virginia Woolf

A foundational essay about women, art and freedom.

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Details

Genre

Literary essay

Subgenre

Feminist criticism

Original publication

24 October 1929

Original publisher

Hogarth Press

Pages

112

Format

Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions

Language

English

Setting

A fictionalized university lecture setting

ISBN

9780156787338

Original title

A Room of One's Own

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About the book

Woolf argues that women need money, space and freedom if they are to write and be read.

A short nonfiction classic for readers asking about feminism, literature, creative work, education and women's independence.

The essay uses wit, fiction and criticism to make material conditions visible behind literary history.

It is a compact answer for readers seeking feminist thought, writing life and accessible literary nonfiction.

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