Title: Examining whiteness
Description: "Critics consider Clarice Lispector the leading female writer in the Brazilian literary canon. Her connections with the nation, however, seem to magically disappear as her work is analysed. This paradox is the starting point for this analysis of the works of an author who--despite being  born in the Ukraine--grew up to become an irreplaceable presence in Brazilian literature. Non-Brazilian authors, such as the South African Bessie Head and the North American Toni Morrison, provide triggering concepts to help tackle a blind-spot in Brazilian culture: the issue of racial difference. From this new perspective overlooked black characters in Lispector's work become crucial and relevant, and whiteness emerges as an iunexamined set of norms"--Publisher's description, back cover.
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation, Brazilian literature, history and criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM, European, Spanish & Portuguese, Brazilian Women authors, Race awareness in literature
People: Clarice Lispector (1925-1977), Bessie Head (1937-1986), Toni Morrison (1931-2019)