{"product_id":"orlanda-9781644215166","title":"Orlanda","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking novel about a woman whose subconscious mind splinters and finds itself in the body of a young man, from the author of \u003ci\u003eI Who Have Never Known Men\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow in paperback with a new foreword by Isle McElroy for the 30th anniversary of its original publication. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne afternoon in a café across the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, Aline Berger, a literature professor, struggles to re-read Virginia Woolf's \u003ci\u003eOrlando\u003c\/i\u003e, when an odd feeling comes over her. Suddenly, part of her consciousness splits off and finds itself in the body of an attractive young man named Lucien Lèfrene, who works as a rock journalist. In this newfound body, Aline's splintered mind names themselves Orlanda in homage to Virginia Woolf as a woman who has now become a man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrlanda begins to follow Aline. And when the two meet again in Belgium, Aline subconsciously sheds her prim tendencies for a more assertive presence, as she begins to understand that Orlanda was born from her own psyche. Orlanda is the assertive, confident, and amorous person, who loves men unabashedly, that Aline has always aspired to be but could never become. The more time the two spend together, the less time they can stand to be apart. This lyrical novel is a stunning portrait of a woman who is forced to confront every part of her soul and embrace herself fully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16598850\"\u003eJacqueline Harpman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644215166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644215160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC073000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ | Transgender\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC101040\"\u003eWorld Literature | France | 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACQUELINE HARPMAN\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2012) was a Belgian author of over fifteen novels. Born in Etterbeek, Belgium, she fled to Casablanca with her family during the Second World War. She studied French literature and trained to become a doctor but was unable to continue her medical studies after contracting tuberculosis. Harpman began writing in 1954, and wrote over fifteen novels, winning numerous prizes, including the Prix Médicis (\u003ci\u003eOrlanda\u003c\/i\u003e), the Prix Victor-Rossel (\u003ci\u003eBrève Arcadie\u003c\/i\u003e), among others.\u003ci\u003e I Who Have Never Known Men\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in French in 1995, was the first of her books to be translated into English. \u003ci\u003eOrlanda\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1996. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eROS SCHWARTZ\u003c\/b\u003e has translated numerous works of fiction and non-fiction from French, including several Georges Simenon titles for Penguin Classics, a new translation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's \u003ci\u003eThe Little Prince\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, Mireille Gansel's \u003ci\u003eTranslation as Transhumance\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of a number of awards, she was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and received the Institute of Translation and Interpreting's John Sykes Memorial Prize for Excellence in 2017. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eISLE McELROY\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer based in Brooklyn. Their debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Atmospherians\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a New York Times Editors' Choice; and their second novel, \u003ci\u003ePeople Collide\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a best book of 2023 by Vulture and the New York Times Critics' Pick. Their writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Guardian, Vulture, GQ, Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e among other publications.","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44279056892043,"sku":"9781644215166","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_575d75de-9d12-40f0-87b4-13052524f6bc.jpg?v=1758651646","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/orlanda-9781644215166","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}