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What unique literary style was'Orlando: A Biography' known for?

  • Biography

  • Fiction

  • Poetry

  • All of the above

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Virginia Woolf's experimental 1928 novel "Orlando: A Biography" transcends conventional storytelling through its unique amalgamation of biography, fiction, and gender fluidity. Employing a non-linear narrative that spans centuries, the novel's greatest literary accomplishment lies in its audacious blurring of genre boundaries and challenging of societal norms surrounding gender identity and societal expectations.
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