‘More relevant now than ever’: how Virginia Woolf recaptured the cultural zeitgeist

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Virginia Woolf, dead for 85 years, is experiencing an unexpected cultural surge. A new film adaptation of Night and Day is joining other high-profile projects bringing her work to mainstream audiences, moving the pioneering modernist novelist far beyond the seminar rooms where she's long been studied. Her innovative prose, which reshaped the novel form itself, is resonating with contemporary viewers, suggesting her exploration of consciousness and human experience speaks to today's audiences with fresh urgency.