The Hour of the Star
Clarice Lispector • Penguin Books • ISBN-13 978‑0241752357
The Hour of the Star
Clarice Lispector • Penguin Books
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ISBN-10: 0241752353 · ISBN-13: 978‑0241752357 · 1977 · Reprint Edition
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The Hour of the Star is a poignant novella by Clarice Lispector, exploring themes of poverty, identity, and existential despair through the life of Macabéa, a poor typist in Rio de Janeiro. The narrative is both a critique of social conditions and a profound philosophical inquiry, delivered with Lispector's unique style of introspective and lyrical prose.
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