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RMST 202 Literatures and Cultures of the Romance World II: Modern to Post-Modern
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The Hour of the Star by Rodrigo S.M by Clarice Lispector

Hello Everyone, welcome back to the blog. The read for this week is The Hour of The Star by Clarice Lispector. It tells the tale of Macabéa, a woman from northeastern Brazil living in Rio de Janeiro. From any outside perspective Macabéa’s life is not an enviable one – she doesn’t have any real friends, […]

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it’s the little things – The Hour of the Star

This week’s reading was titled ‘The Hour of the Star’ by Clarice Lispector and was definitely an interesting read. I found myself very lost in the opening pages, and a little unexcited about the rest of the book, I think largely in part that seemed to be a lot of writing about more abstract concepts […]

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The hour of the star!!

I loved how unique this book felt. It was like a story within a story filled with such rich thoughts and complex characters. To me, it was more about the characters than the actual plot. The narrator is literally talking to us. explaining how the book will go. It is such an interesting start to […]

Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with Brazil, Macabea, northeastern girl, personality, poverty, psychic, The hour of the star, typist, women, yes

Welcome to the Roast of Macabéa (The Hour of the Star) – Clarice Lispector

After finishing the book, I was left with the internal question of “What did I just read?” And then I looked up the author, and it started to make more sense. The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector is yet another book that dives into the themes of identity, the search for meaning, and […]

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Lispector’s Struggle with Writing and Ethics

Lispector’s Struggle with Writing and Ethics

Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star

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On Clarice Lispector

On Clarice Lispector

A conversation with Sonia Roncador

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Lispector Questions II

Lispector Questions II

Questions on The Hour of the Star

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Hour of the Star (1985 movie)

Hour of the Star (1985 movie)

1985 adaptation of Lispector’s novel

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Lispector Videos II

Lispector Videos II

Lispector videos II

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Lispector on Difficult Passions

Lispector on Difficult Passions

Clarice Lispector, The Passion According to G. H.

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