Ndp; 1225 Near to the Wild Heart, (Paperback)

from lethalmauve

As this slips in and out of consciousness it stays at the bottom of a dreary pool of misery. An enduring dissatisfaction pervades throughout the novel where the unconventional woman in focus, Joana, is anchored down by existential anguish. And perhaps like most of us drift from one “life mileston...

from alanteder

There is a recent revival of interest in Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector's (1920-1977) work which includes biographies, new translations, new collections and now even audiobooks of the new translations such as this current 2018 Audible Audio edition of the 2nd (2012) translation of her first n...

from over.the.edge

Fantastic work of emotional resonance and depth. Her use of stream of consciousness to explain her past and present is wonderful. Encompassing the psychological, philosophical, and metaphysical sense of her emotional state made Joanna, the main character so accessible and easy to follow. I loved ...

from greeniezona

Of course I'd known about Lispector for a while, and she was on my list of "authors I really know I should read someday," but I found something about the way people talked about her to be just a little bit... intimidating. But when I went on my Women in Translation Month shopping trip, this was t...

from MSarki

A wonderful first trip into the Lispector interior. Amazing work for such a young woman. Lyrical and beautifully written. Easy to see the Hermann Hesse influences. I am not sure at all how she pulled this book off, but the sophistication was remarkable. It was a very slow read for me as I really ...