Virginia Woolf's first original and distinguished work, Jacob's Room is the story of a sensitive young man named Jacob Flanders. The life story, character and friends of Jacob are presented in a series for separate scenes and moments from his childhood, through college at Cambridge, love affairs in London, and travels in Greece, to his death in the war. Jacob's Room established Virginia Woolf's reputation as a highly poetic and symbolic writer who places emphasis not on plot or action but on the psychological realm of occupied by her characters.
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弗吉尼亚·吴尔夫(Virginia Woolf,1882—1941),英国女作家,被誉为二十世纪现代主义与女性主义文学的先锋。第二次世界大战期间,她是伦敦文学界的核心人物,是布卢姆茨伯里派的成员之一。最知名的小说包括《达洛维太太》、《到灯塔去》、《雅各的房间》等。
吴尔夫革新了英语语言,在小说中尝试意识流的写作方法,试图描绘在人们心底里的潜意识。她在文学上的成就和创造性至今仍然产生很大的影响。
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桌子上放着六便士一本的严肃周刊,是那些脸苍白、穿着泥靴的撰稿人写的——每个星期都把大脑放入冰水里洗过然后嘎吱拧干ー一榨出忧郁的文章。
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