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A Breath of Life (New Directions Paperbook)

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A mystical dialogue between a male author (a thinly disguised Clarice Lispector) and his/her creation, a woman named Angela, this posthumous work has never before been translated. Lispector did not even live to see it published.

At her death, a mountain of fragments remained to be “structured” by Olga Borelli. These fragments form a dialogue between a god-like author who infuses the breath of life into his creation: the speaking, breathing, dying creation herself, Angela Pralini. The work’s almost occult appeal arises from the perception that if Angela dies, Clarice will have to die as well. And she did.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New Directions
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811219624
SKU
V9780811219624
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99-15

About Clarice Lispector
Clarice Lispector (1920–1977), the greatest Brazilian writer of the twentieth century, has been called “astounding” (Rachel Kushner), “a penetrating genius” (Donna Seaman, Booklist), and “one of the twentieth century’s most mysterious writers” (Orhan Pamuk). Johnny Lorenz, son of Brazilian immigrants to the United States, was born in 1972. He received his doctorate in English from the University of Texas at Austin ... Read more

Reviews for A Breath of Life (New Directions Paperbook)
"Both dazzling and difficult."
San Francisco Chronicle "The raw, demanding pace and the dialogic form of A Breath of Life provoke an urgent meditation on life, self, and time. In fact, reading this novel may be a form of meditation."
Full Stop "One of 20th-century Brazil’s most intriguing and mystifying writers."
The L Magazine "I had a ... Read more

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