Agua Viva

Name: Agua Viva
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780141197364
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By Clarice Lispector

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Summary

Agua Viva by Clarice Lispector explores a painter's musings on art, life, and the passage of time in a stream-of-consciousness style. This deeply introspective narrative delves into the protagonist's emotional landscape, blurring the boundaries between thought and sensation. Rich in lyrical prose, it offers a unique glimpse into the complexities of existence.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book may appeal to you if you enjoy introspective and philosophical narratives. With its poetic language and stream-of-consciousness style, it offers an exploration of existence, time, and the essence of life. It is a unique and immersive reading experience for those interested in deeply reflective and abstract fiction.

Agua Viva

Despite its apparent spontaneity, this is a work of art, which rearranges language and plays in the gaps between reality and fiction.

Despite its apparent spontaneity, this is a masterly work of art, which rearranges language and plays in the gaps between reality and fiction.

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A masterly work of art, which rearranges language and plays in the gaps between reality and fiction.

In Agua Viva, Clarice Lispector aims to 'capture the present'. Her direct, confessional, and unfiltered meditations on everything from life and time to perfume and sleep are strange and hypnotic in their emotional power. This remarkable work has been a huge influence on many artists and writers, including one Brazilian musician who reportedly read it one hundred and eleven times. Despite its apparent spontaneity, this is a masterly work of art, which rearranges language and plays in the gaps between reality and fiction.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Agua Viva is often praised for its unique and captivating style, described as a bewitching and crystalline work that defies conventional categorisation. Critics are inspired by its powerful and succinct prose, likening Lispector's talent to literary giants such as Kafka and Joyce. Recognised as a pinnacle of Brazilian literature, Lispector is hailed as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141197364

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Stefan Tobler

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 90g

Pages: 112

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Clarice Lispector Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Clarice Lispector (Author) Clarice Lispector was a Brazilian novelist and short-story writer. Her innovation in fiction brought her international renown. She was born in the Ukraine in 1920, but in the aftermath of World War I and the Russian Civil War, the family fled to Romania and eventually Brazil. She published her first novel, Near to the Wildheart, in 1943, when she was just twenty-three, and the next year was awarded the Gra a Aranha Prize for the best first novel. She died in 1977, shortly after the publication of her final novel, The Hour of the Star.

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