by Clarice Lispector · Carcanet Press Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780856359897
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«The Hour of the Star» is Clarice Lispector's novel, published by Carcanet Press Limited in paperback (96 pages, in English).
The work narrates the life of a young antiheroine who ekes out a living in the deprived neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro. Clarice Lispector explores alienation, poverty and the search for meaning in everyday life, and her poetic, introspective prose offers a moving portrait of a marginalized woman in Brazilian society.
The 1992 English edition is a translation of the novel.
Clarice Lispector was a Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer. Her distinctive and innovative works delve into diverse narrative forms, weaving themes of intimacy and introspection, earning her subsequent international acclaim. She is known for works such as Near to the Wild Heart (1943) and The Hour of the Star (1977).
