The Waves
British novelist, 1882–1941.
The Waves is a 1931 novel by Virginia Woolf.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Virginia Woolf
- First published
- 1931
- Length
- 240 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Modernist, Psychological, Philosophical
Is The Waves worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture) and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 55 | See the list |
| The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture, 2015) | No. 16 | See the list |
Best edition of The Waves
The edition we link to is the Vintage Classics paperback (2016), 240 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics (paperback, 2016)
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN
- 9781784870843
How critics and readers rate The Waves
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 18% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Waves
If you liked The Waves, try Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse or Orlando.
