Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

English Novelist, Critic, Essayist, Feminist, Socialist

Virginia Woolf was a founder of the Bloomsbury Group of writers and artists. Her famous books include Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and The Waves.

She is best known for developing the ’stream of consciousness’ method of writing in which the reader follows the characters’ internal thoughts as the story unfolds. Her writing style is significantly influential in the development of the 20th century novel.

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Works by Virginia Woolf

• The Voyage Out, 1915
• Night and Day, 1919
• Jacob’s Room, 1922
• Mrs. Dalloway, 1925
• To the Lighthouse, 1927
• Orlando, 1928
• A Room of One’s Own, 1919
• The Waves, 1931
• The Years, 1937
• Between the Acts, 1941

Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)

French Writer, Philosopher, Feminist, Teacher, Socialist

Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), French writer, philosopher, existentialist, teacher, and socialist, is regarded as one of the leading feminists of the 20th century. She is famous for her masterpiece The Second Sex (Le Deuxième Sexe), and her existential philosophical work The Ethics of Ambiguity.

De Beauvoir was born in Paris, on January 9, 1908, where she lived for most of her life.

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Works by Simone de Beauvoir

• She Came to Stay, 1943
• The Second Sex, 1949
• The Mandarins, 1954
• Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, 1958
• The Prime of Life, 1960
• The Coming of Age, 1970
• All Said and Done, 1972
• When Things of the Spirit Comes First, 1979
• Adieux: A Farewell to Sartre, 1981