{
  "id": 15941809,
  "title": "Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, the ultimate shapeshifter, is now a madcap graphic novel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/virginia-woolfs-orlando-the-ultimate-shapeshifter-is-now-a-madcap",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T19:12:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/virginia-woolfs-orlando-the-ultimate-shapeshifter-is-now-a-madcap-graphic-novel-283698"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Virginia Woolf's Orlando, a groundbreaking novel about a man who lives for centuries and then becomes a woman, has been reimagined as a lively graphic novel. Written by Susanne Kuhlendahl, this adaptation follows Orlando's journey through time and gender as they experience love, art, and society in the courts of Queen Elizabeth I and beyond.\n\nOrlando's story, described by Woolf as a \"writer's holiday,\" showcases the protagonist's fluid identity and the challenges faced by individuals in a world divided by gender. Despite being published almost a century ago, Orlando's perspective on gender continues to resonate in today's society, even sparking conversation on social media.\n\nThe graphic novel joins a growing list of LGBTQIA+ narratives in the medium, including works by Maia Kobabe, Alice Oseman, Alison Bechdel, and Lee Lai. This resurgence of Orlando as a graphic novel highlights the genre's ability to capture complex themes and engage readers in new and innovative ways.",
  "summary": "Orlando is nearly 100 years old – but its ideas about gender and identity are strikingly contemporary.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}