The hour of the star
By: Clarice Lispector ; translated, with an afterword, by Giovanni Pontiero ; introduction by Colm Tóibín
Contributors: Pontiero, Giovanni
Publisher: New Directions
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 81
ISBN-13: 9780811219495
Subjects: Fiction
Work titles: Hora da estrela
Description: Clarice Lispector died of cancer at the age of fifty-six on 9th December 1977. "The Hour of the Star" was published that same year and acclaimed by the critics as 'a regional allegory' of extraordinary awareness and insight. Lispector herself defined "The Hour of the Star" as a book 'made without words ... a mute photograph ... a silence ... a question'. The tale of Macabea can be read at different levels and lends itself to various interpretations. The book's subtle interplay of fiction and philosophy sums up Lispector's unique talent as a writer and her lasting influence on contemporary Brazilian writing.
Notes: "Translated from the Portuguese A Hora da Estrele."