This Monster, This Miracle: Some Notes on Illness
3 Quarks Daily • 2/4/2026
Summary
In her 1925 essay, "On Being Ill," Virginia Woolf, at the age of 42, discusses the spiritual changes that illness can bring. She describes how illness can lead individuals into experiences of extremity, wonder, and isolation.
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