Author

Virginia Woolf

Portrait of Virginia Woolf.
Portrait of Virginia Woolf. Source · Public domain
The Waves

1931 · Early 20th Century · Novel

The Waves follows six speaking consciousnesses from childhood to old age: Bernard, Susan, Rhoda, Neville, Jinny and Louis. A seventh figure, Percival, never speaks directly but becomes the focus of admiration, desire and grief.