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The Passion According to G.H

By Clarice Lispector
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector follows a woman named G.H. as she confronts an existential crisis after a bizarre event in her apartment. While cleaning her maid's room, she encounters an unsettling scene involving a cockroach, leading her into a deeply introspective and philosophical exploration of her identity and the nature of existence. The novel delves into themes of self-discovery and the human psyche, challenging the protagonist's perception of reality.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate introspective and philosophical narratives that delve into the human psyche. Its exploration of existential themes and the complexities of identity may appeal to those who enjoy deeply reflective and thought-provoking literature. With its unique narrative style, it invites readers to investigate the nature of consciousness and the role of transformative experiences.

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The Passion According to G.H

G H, a well-to-do Rio sculptress, enters the room of her maid, which is as clear and white 'as in an insane asylum from which dangerous objects have been removed'. There she sees a cockroach - black, dusty, prehistoric - crawling out of the wardrobe and, panicking, slams the door on it.

Clarice Lispector's spare, deeply disturbing yet luminous novel transforms language into something otherworldly, and is one of her most unsettling and compelling works.

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A disoriented and confused young woman looks back on her life and her place in the world. New to Penguin Modern Classics.

The Passion According to G.H., a well-to-do Rio sculptress, enters the room of her maid, which is as clear and white 'as in an insane asylum from which dangerous objects have been removed'. There she sees a cockroach—black, dusty, prehistoric—crawling out of the wardrobe and, panicking, slams the door on it.

Her irresistible fascination with the dying insect provokes a spiritual crisis, in which she questions her place in the universe and her very identity, propelling her towards an act of shocking transgression.

Clarice Lispector's spare, deeply disturbing yet luminous novel transforms language into something otherworldly, and is one of her most unsettling and compelling works.

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Clarice Lispector is often compared to literary giants such as Kafka and Joyce, and has been described as one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic writers. She is praised for her unique narrative style and philosophical depth, earning her a notable position among Latin American prose writers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141197357

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Idra Novey

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 157g

Pages: 208

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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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