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Clarice Lispector

Love (Amor)

Love (Amor)

A poignant short story exploring domesticity and existential dread by Clarice Lispector

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  • Natalie Bevilacqua
    Natalie BevilacquaFirst to rec

    “During the one hour of the day she's not needed by her husband or children, a housewife spirals at the sight of a blind man on the bus. (Shoutout to Mansi, who was so moved by the piece that she read the it to us aloud and in full like a good ghost story.)”

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