Description
In her final, incandescent novel, Clarice Lispector plunges into the life of Macabéa, a young, impoverished woman in Rio de Janeiro whose existence is marked by profound anonymity and a quiet yearning for something more. Through Macabéa's simple yet poignant narrative, Lispector explores themes of poverty, identity, and the elusive nature of happiness in a world that often overlooks its most vulnerable inhabitants. This slim, powerful novella is a profound meditation on the human condition, rendered in Lispector's signature, luminous prose that blurs the lines between the mundane and the miraculous.
Available Editions
paperback
New Directions Pub. Corp.
Published Jan 1, 1992
96 pages
ISBN: 9780811211901
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Details
First Published
1977
Language
eng
Translation
From: por
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