“It is somehow worse that the house still stands. It is worse that sun and then dark and sun again have entered and left those rooms every day, that rain has continued falling on that roof, that the whole thing could be visited again.”
The Hours is a complex narrative that weaves together the lives of three women: a modern-day housewife, a 1940s Los Angeles housewife, and a 1920s English writer. The story delves into the psychological and emotional journeys of these characters, highlighting their connections to the literary masterpiece 'Mrs. Dalloway' by Virginia Woolf. The novel is renowned for its exploration of themes such as the passage of time, the nature of memory, and the role of art in one's life. more
Michael Cunningham is an American writer renowned for his novel 'The Hours', which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. His works often explore themes of identity, memory, and gender. more
“Names are precious gifts, you know...”