The Hour of the Star

“Clarice Lispector's last novel. Total genius, both the book and her, obviously. The centenntial edition is beautiful. Great translation. Some of my favorite quotes: "Though the anonymous girl in the story is so ancient that she could be a biblical figure. She was subterranean and had never flowered. I'm lying: she was grass." "At the same time that I want to arrive at the thickest and lowest, deepest and earth trombone, so much for no good reason that out of nervousness in writing I burst out in an uncontrollable laugh coming straight from my chest." "She's accusing me and the way to defend myself is to write about her. I write in bold and severe painter's strokes. I'll be dealing with facts as if they were the irremediable stones I spoke of earlier." "(explosion)" iykyk”

“i finished it this morning and i'll begin re-reading tonight. clarice lispector is maybe my favorite writer ever. i could and will write an essay on her, but for now, i'll leave it at a few words. grotesque, sublime, surreal. lispector strikes a pickaxe at the flesh in search of the truest nucleus of human spirit. this ND special edition is a particularly beautiful publication and made reading it all the more special.”

“I am forever changed by this woman and her work.”

“Immediately burst into tears upon completion.”

“My first ever Lispector! God, that was a slog lol”