The Waves
by Virginia Woolf
Considered Woolf's most experimental work, it consists of saltlokias, spoken by six characters in the book: Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jeannie, and Louie. Set against a brilliant sea crash off the coast of England, the novel features six characters – three men and three women – who fight the death of Percival's beloved friend. Instead of defining external expressions of grief, Virginia Woolf portrays her characters from the inside, revealing them with their thoughts and inner solos. As their understanding of nature's trials grows, a chorus of narrative voices comes together in astonishing harmony, noting not only the imminent death of individuals, but also the eternal connection of each.\n Waves, the novel that most personifies Virginia Woolf's fictional theories in the way she works, is an incredible book that is far ahead of its time. Visual, experimental and exciting, it is a poetic landscape of dreams.
