Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The novel chronicles a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a high-society woman in post-World War I England, as she prepares for a party she is hosting that evening. Throughout the day, she encounters various characters from her past, including a former suitor and a shell-shocked war veteran. The narrative jumps back and forth in time and in and out of different characters' minds, exploring themes of mental illness, existentialism, and the nature of time.
The 37th greatest book of all time
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Since this book was first published in 1925, there is a penalty of 0%. The age adjusted score is 3716.0.
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