Água viva (1973)

Others: Positive

Lispector at her most philosophically radical. A meditation on the nature of life and time, Água Viva (1973) shows Lispector discovering a new means of writing about herself, more deeply transforming her individual experience into a universal poetry. In a body of work as emotionally powerful, formally innovative, and philosophically profound as Clarice Lispector’s, Água Viva stands out as a particular triumph.

ISBN:: 9780811219907
Length:: 88 pages

Genres: literary fiction, classics, poetry

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