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"A mystical mediation on creation and death in which a man (a thinly disguised Clarice Lispector) infuses the "breath of life" into his creation [and] forms a dialogue between the god-like author and the speaking, breathing, dying creature herself: Angela Pralini"--P. [4] of cover.
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Contemplative, intimate, character-led and prestige.
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Clarice Lispector, Johnny Lorenz
- First published
- 1974
- Pages
- 180
- Publisher
- Desconheço, New Directions, Penguin Books, Limited
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISBN
- 9786555320206
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Clarice Lispector, nascida Chaya Pinkhasivna Lispector (Chechelnyk, 10 de dezembro de 1920 – Rio de Janeiro, 9 de dezembro de 1977\[2\]), foi uma escritora e jornalista de origem ucraniana-judaica (asquenazita). Radicada no Brasil desde a primeira infância, naturalizou-se brasileira em 1943.\[3\] Autora de romances, contos e ensaios, é considerada uma das escritoras brasileiras mais importantes do século XX. Sua obra está repleta de cenas cotidianas simples e tramas psicológicas, reputando-se como uma de suas principais características a epifania de personagens comuns em momentos do cotidiano. Suas obras mais famosas incluem as histórias de *Laços de Família, A Paixão Segundo G.H.,* e aquela
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