ARGONAUT BOOKS

People everywhere have found themselves faced with a global pandemic, during which we have learned to cope with sickness and all that accompanies it: isolation, immunity, loss of control, and recovery. Yet while no longer taboo, illness remains an unpopular theme in literature. In her essay, 'On Being Ill' Virginia Woolf asks whether illness should not receive more literary attention, taking its place alongside the recurring themes of 'love, battle and jealousy'. The subtle complexities of Woolf's essay will no doubt continue to be resonant for a new generation of readers today. In this collab...Read More