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The Hour of the Star (Second Edition)

A new edition of Clarice Lispectorâ€™s final masterpiece, now with a vivid introduction by Colm Toibin.Narrated by the cosmopolitan Rodrigo S.M., this brief, strange, and haunting tale is the story of Macabea, one of life's unfortunates. Living in the slums of Rio and eking out a poor living as a typist, Macabea loves movies, Coca-Colas, and her rat of a b More »

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The Average Review score is 3.2 on a scale of 5.0. Total 5 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Short Stories might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 18 March

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[ 4.0 stars ] "This is weird but enlightening. I didn't know what was going on but then parts became humorous and others became sad and though provoking ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Short Stories review is genenrated by amanda which was written on September 8, 2013 Review fetched on December 8, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 2.0 stars ] "While Lispector certainly has an odd, idiosyncratic style, it feels more like she just sort of co-opted her metaphysical ruminations from writers like Borges and Camus. I've never read her before, and this work is so short it might not give the best sense of her over all abilities, but she bounces around so much even in such a short space that I found it hard to really focus in on or even care ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Short Stories review is genenrated by jafrank which was written on December 31, 2012
1 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Short Stories out of 3 users. Review fetched on December 8, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "You know what, I don't think I'll tell you anything about this 77-page epiphany. Nothing I could write would stand comparison to it. Don't waste your aging eyes on me; just get the book."A Hora da Estrela" was Clarice Lispector's last work, published in 1977 shortly before her death. Having stumbled upon her first novel, translated as "Near to the Wild Heart," and having had my soc ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Short Stories review is genenrated by Giordano Bruno which was written on August 7, 2012
7 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Short Stories out of 8 users. Review fetched on December 8, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 1.0 stars ] "I gave my beloved copy of the Giovanni Pontiero translation to a family member and decided to buy this second edition with the new translation by Benjamin Moser. What a mistake. The new translation is seriously lacking. I'm not sure what Moser has done but the words do not flow on the page. In fact, they are stilted and their sense is lost. Beware. I would give the Pontiero translation f ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Short Stories review is genenrated by Aramis Bacallao which was written on March 26, 2012
11 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Short Stories out of 19 users. Review fetched on December 8, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 4.0 stars ] "In her final novel, Brazilian novelist/poet Clarice Lispector (1920 - 1977) writes an eerie, almost supernatural tale of Macabea, a nineteen-year-old woman almost devoid of opinion, thoughts, and even feelings. Her story is being told by Roderigo S.M., a writer, similarly isolated, without a long-term idea of what he wants to write, though he says, as he begins the story, that he has "glimpsed in ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Short Stories review is genenrated by Mary Whipple which was written on December 1, 2011
3 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Short Stories out of 3 users. Review fetched on December 8, 2013 by Books Central.

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Available	Yes
Author	Clarice Lispector
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780811219495
Edition	Second Edition
ISBN	0811219496
Label	New Directions
Manufacturer	New Directions
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	128
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2011-11-09
Publisher	New Directions
Studio	New Directions
Title	The Hour of the Star (Second Edition)

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