The Hour of the Star: 100th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover)

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