Synopses & Reviews
Here, gathered in one volume, are the stories that made Clarice a Brazilian legend. Originally a cloth edition of eighty-six stories, now we have eighty-nine in all, covering her whole amazing career, from her teenage years to her deathbed. In these pages, we meet teenagers becoming aware of their sexual and artistic powers, humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies, old people who don't know what to do with themselves — and in their stories, Clarice takes us through their lives — and hers — and ours.
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“Reading Lispector is like being handed a world on fire. ” NPR
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"I felt physically jolted by genius." Financial Times
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“Translated beautifully and with a vigorous pulse by Katrina Dodson, The Complete Stories is bound to become a kind of bedside Bible or I Ching for readers of Lispector, both old and new. ” Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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“A dangerous book to read quickly or casually because it's so consistently delirious. Her Complete Stories is a remarkable book, proof that she is one of the true originals of Latin American literature.” The New York Times Book Review
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“Utterly original and brilliant, haunting and disturbing.” Colm Tóibín
About the Author
Clarice Lispector (1920-1977), the greatest Brazilian writer of the twentieth century, has been called "astounding" (Rachel Kushner), "a penetrating genius" (Booklist), and "one of the twentieth century's most mysterious writers" (Orhan Pamuk).
Katrina Dodson won the PEN Prize for Translation for Clarice Lispector's The Complete Stories. She is now at work on Macunaima, Mario de Andrade's legendary novel.
Benjamin Moser is the author of Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector, a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle award. At New Directions, he edits the new translation of Clarice Lispector's work, of which The Besieged City is the eighth volume. For promoting her work around the world, the Brazilian government awarded him the first State Prize in Cultural Diplomacy. A former books columnist at Harper's Magazine and The New York Times Book Review, his latest book, Sontag: Her Life and Work, is published by Ecco Press.