num_pages: 86
description: A novel about a young female anti-heroine living in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.
language: English
title: The Hour of the Star
titlecomplete: The Hour of the Star
genres: Classics, Brazil, Portuguese Literature, Latin American, Novella, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 30677
places: Rio de Janeiro
publisher: Carcanet Press