Why This World, Benjamin Moser's biography of Clarice Lispector, out this month from Oxford University Press, examines the life and work of a prolific and reputedly brilliant writer—whom you likely ...

If you want to understand the stories of the Brazilian author Clarice Lispector, the best thing to do is just dive in. The more than 80 stories gathered here for the first time display an uncanny ...

Clarice Lispector in the 1970s (Museu-Arquivo de Literatura Brasileira/Paulo Gurgel Valente) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional ...

Clarice Lispector (1920-1977) was a beloved Brazilian novelist whose contantly surprising, experimental prose was beloved by mid-century English-language writers like Elizabeth Bishop, but little ...

New Directions has released new editions of four novels by the Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector: “Near to the Wild Heart,” her first book, published in 1943; “A Breath of Life,” published ...

Oxford University Press, 496 pages, $29.95. Clarice Lispector was, in her own words, “guilty from birth, she who was born with the mortal sin.” She also was one of the past century’s greatest writers.

There is a new book of complete stories by Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector (1920–1977) that was recently featured in the New York Times Book Review. Most people don’t know about her, though they ...

Let us just get this out of the way: Reading the stories of Clarice Lispector, the Brazilian writer who has been dubbed the most important Jewish writer since Kafka, deemed the female Borges, and ...

In 1948, Clarice Lispector wrote a moving letter to her sister Tania, offering some pointed advice: "Have the courage to transform yourself," she wrote, "to do what you desire." It's a fairly simple ...