Orlando by Virginia Woolf, Introduction by Carmen Maria Machado

Step through time with one of literature’s most daring and luminous novels. Orlando follows its extraordinary protagonist across centuries, genders, and the sprawling landscape of human experience—from Elizabethan England to the modern age. Virginia Woolf’s groundbreaking masterpiece is equal parts love letter, satire, and radical exploration of identity, written with the shimmering prose that made her one of the twentieth century’s most essential voices.

This edition features an introduction by Carmen Maria Machado, the acclaimed author of Her Body and Other Parties, who brings fresh insight to Woolf’s revolutionary work. Machado illuminates how Orlando continues to resonate with contemporary readers, particularly those exploring questions of gender fluidity and self-invention.

At its heart, Orlando is a story about transformation—the kind that happens over lifetimes and the kind that happens in a single moment of recognition. Woolf’s protagonist moves through history with grace and wit, loving poets and princesses, navigating the constraints of society, and ultimately discovering that the self is far more expansive than any single century or identity can contain.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Lyrical, experimental fiction that pushes boundaries
• LGBTQ+ classics and gender-bending narratives
• Literary fiction that’s both intellectually rich and deeply entertaining
• Virginia Woolf’s singular vision and gorgeous sentences

Whether you’re discovering Woolf for the first time or returning to this beloved novel, Orlando invites you to lose yourself in its pages—and perhaps find yourself there too.