One more comment: The Hour of the Star gets even more amazing when you know Clarice died suddenly from an ovarian cancer (around 1 month from diagnosis until death) on the same year the novela was published. It’s almost like Clarice knew her ending was coming. The book was ready before her death. In the interview you mention (it was recorded in February but published only in December of 1977), she talks about The Hour of the Star. It’s impossible for me to not relate Clarice with Macabea and with Macabea’s ending. I’m blabbing, but I get to excited talking about Clarice.
@olafkeith9186
4 жыл бұрын
Her stories and novels are available in German too and since this marks her 100. birthday, it is a good reason to finally read her!
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to hear Lispector's work is also available in German. Everyone should have the chance to read her books!
@jonasrosamendes5001
3 жыл бұрын
Emília Amaral, specialist in Clarice Lispector wrote : "Clarice produced a work in which the excluded, lame, alienated, fugitives, social outcasts, maladjusted in general, can teach not from what they have, but from and through the lack, shortage, incompleteness, which is all of us - no matter how much our eyes dare not see".
@SluggishReader
4 жыл бұрын
I have heard of Lispector but I have not read any of her works - but the premise of the books sound so interesting and now I am inspired!
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to hear! I'd love to hear what you think of her writing.
@marly1869
Жыл бұрын
Me too… I just started reading about her, you are really inspiring me , I’m ordering the Passion according to GH. 🤓📚💜
@karol-xavier
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve not even finished watching this video, but I had to comment: thank you so much for making justice to Clarice’s writings!!! I absolutely love her work, and I actually found your channel because I’m working on a research project for my world lit class. I’m Brazilian (but I currently live in the U.S.), and I always find a way to put Clarice into my college projects. Hahhahaha.
@JuanReads
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment, Karoline! I also love Clarice Lispector. I want to read everything she wrote, and then read everything over again. Good luck with your research project!
@simoniito6102
2 жыл бұрын
Clarice is amanzing
@allicette
2 жыл бұрын
I relate to your statement that reading, on the whole, is not to "escape" from anything. I read to be present.
@neoedumix
Жыл бұрын
As a Brazilian, I regret not having read any of her work. Clarice’s quotes are often used on social media in Brazil, but I have never been interested in reading any of her books. However, after watching you review, I might start at one.
@WhatKamilReads
4 жыл бұрын
Great video Juan. Very well put together. I read four books by Lispector, Near To The Wild Heart being my first. I’m not surprised you like her so much (I do too) as she is a very intellectual writer even if as you said she does something incredible to the reader with her prose (somebody once said it’s a witchcraft). I read “The Passion according to GH” on Ipanema beach in Rio under influence of Carpirihna so it’s one of hers I want to reread as it kind of went through my head.
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Kamil! Lispector has become one of my favorite writers. I laughed at your description of reading The Passion According to GM in Rio. I certainly wouldn't recommend reading Lispector under the influence! Her writing is a trip!
@joaov.m.oliveira9903
4 жыл бұрын
Her apartment was some 5 km away from Ipanema... East from Copacabana (Leme).
@shmoolicious
4 жыл бұрын
Wow! That was a great video! Wonderful work - informative, eloquent, passionate. One of the best Book Tube videos I've seen in a long time!
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@lethiciasilva6899
3 жыл бұрын
This year I read " The hour of the star ", This book is just wonderful, my favorite Clarice Lispector book
@JuanReads
3 жыл бұрын
It's so good!
@LivrosdaTuca
4 жыл бұрын
So nice to hear you loved Clarice’s books!! She is one of my favourite authors and , like you, I want to read everything she wrote!! Love your video!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Lispector has become one of my favorite authors :)
@fadista7063
2 жыл бұрын
This was a great analysis of Clarice Lispector and very much appreciated. I got a collection of her stories about 7 years ago but only read a few--you are right about her skill in evoking perhaps even unexpected feelings--I found some of the stories had unusual turns that were startling. Even a description of someone could be so poignant and insightful it borders on poetry in its ability to extract so much out of few words. I also felt that every story I read was as good as or better than the last one...I am interested in reading her work in Portuguese so may not get back to her until I have read the short story collection I have in English. I did see that interview and I think it was when she knew she was dying that she decided to give the interview. As I recall she sort of approached it as "Well here I am and here's your chance to interview me. It will be the only one" I agree with your assessment of the view many northwestern hemisphere readers often have about Latin American fiction--they may not realize how rich and varied it is--certainly much more than romantic poverty, govt death squads or brutal favelas etc. Thanks again for your insight 🙂
@JuanReads
2 жыл бұрын
I don't actually remember what I said on that video, but your comment makes it sound interesting! ;) I'm so glad you enjoy watching it.
@bigalbooksforever
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this overview of Lispector's work! Near to the Wild Heart is the only novel of hers I've read yet but it was a mindblowing read. I agree with you that her work isn't necessary difficult, but it can feel dense as there is so much insight on each page. You've got me even more excited now about reading The Passion According to GH sometime soon! :)
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
I need to get to Near to the Wild Heart soon. I think I'll read the rest of her ouvre chornologically. Everything I've read by her has been mind-blowing. I'd love to hear your thoughts on The Passion Accordingto GH! :)
@HannahsBooks
4 жыл бұрын
I have not tried anything by Lispector and am eager to try some of her work!
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear your thoughts on her writing. Lispector is one of the very best!
@PedroMiguelSantos
4 жыл бұрын
I gotta search for a book of Clarice right nowwww
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so pleased to hear that!
@PedroMiguelSantos
4 жыл бұрын
Bookish Islander, got me intrigued!!
@luciafonseca9
4 жыл бұрын
Olá Juan. Gostei muito do teu vídeo. Até agora, li "A paixão segundo G.H." e "A hora da estrela". Gostei mais deste último. E eu também quero ler tudo da autora.
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Olá Lúcia! Muito obrigado. Clarice Lispector é maravilhosa. Temos uma sorte imensa de poder ler os livros dela em português!
@davioliveira8907
Жыл бұрын
Perfeito. 💙
@jfogarty92
4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I was looking for a place to start with Lispector... the links are super helpful!
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and used the links. Thanks!
@biscuit8721
4 жыл бұрын
Did you know about The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas?
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
The only book by Machado de Assis I've read so far is Dom Casmurro, which I love. I'd like to read The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas soon.
@zakwan10
4 жыл бұрын
@@JuanReads I have read 3 by Machado de Assis, i think The Posthumous Memoirs is easily my favourite one, highly recommended.
@Teodoroviski
3 жыл бұрын
@@JuanReads It has the finest irony ever. It's very different from Dom Casmurro
@zakwan10
4 жыл бұрын
A great video, I'm currently working on learning Portuguese and someone recommended Lispector, I'm just not sure where to start with her work.
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'd recommend her short stories to get your feet wet.
@DimitrisLian
4 жыл бұрын
My kind of video, very well done, I loved this!!!
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@BookishTexan
4 жыл бұрын
I have a book of Lispector's collected short stories that I need to get to. Thanks for this video encouragement.
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Brian! I hope you enjoy Lispector's stories.
@cindyjvera
4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I ordered The Passion of G.H., among other books from your link to Book Depository. Can’t wait to start reading them. 📚🤟
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for supporting my channel, Cindy! I hope you enjoy The Passion According to G.H. and all the other books you bought.
@LimiardoMedo
3 жыл бұрын
I love Clarice 😍
@ReadingRetail
4 жыл бұрын
I subscribed to you bcz I think you seem like an intelligent man and I’d be happy to listen to any content you make🥰
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! :)
@encarnireadingtheworldforever
4 жыл бұрын
Hi! I keep the title as I’ve enjoyed what you have explained about the book. 🤗
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@guitasoifer570
3 жыл бұрын
Ler Clarice é experiência de viver
@luanrg
6 ай бұрын
I have read partly the English version of The Hour of The Star, and some parts of it seem to lack the depth or edge conveyed in Portuguese. Translation does that sometimes and it is such a pity. Clarice's translated works should come with a whole bunch of footnotes so that foreign readers could grasp a bit more of the author's choices, social context and so on.
@paulaakaazelialopes6694
4 жыл бұрын
This is my kind of video. Keep it up, Juan! There's a thing I don't understand though. You hate the term "escapism" but you love to "get lost" in a big book. Isn't that the same thing? Among other reasons I read to escape from my head and to get lost into somebody else's life even in a dense and difficult text. I didn't gel with Clarice's writing the first time I read her, many years ago, but I fell in love with her short stories more recently. I read A Via Crucis do Corpo and A Bela e a Fera, but I plan to get to those ones you mentioned. Have you ever read Lygia Fagundes Telles's short stories? She's one of my favourite Brazilian authors.
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
I hadn't thought of "escaping reality" and "getting lost in a book" as the same thing. Maybe, it's just a matter of semantics. I need to give it some thought! I haven't read anything by Lygia Fagundes Telles yet, but I have her novel As Meninas lined up. Have you read it?
@paulaakaazelialopes6694
4 жыл бұрын
@@JuanReads :-) I own several novels by Lygya besides her short stories, but I've only read Ciranda de Pedra which deals with very interesting themes. I heard As Meninas is a complex book, so I think it's right up your alley.
@dulivros3754
2 жыл бұрын
Olá! Agora em dezembro vou reler algo da Clarice. É o mês de aniversário dela, do nascimento e da morte também. 😪
@JuanReads
2 жыл бұрын
Olá! Muito boa ideia!
@pennygraham3767
4 жыл бұрын
Strangest thing. I had just downloaded a sample of her short stories to try and here you are convincing me she is definitely worthwhile.
@JuanReads
4 жыл бұрын
That's serendipitous! I hope you enjoy Lispector's short stories.
@jeffersongomes3769
3 жыл бұрын
😍😍
@sailing_helouise
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting
@JuanReads
Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@amineelalami2895
2 жыл бұрын
I want to read the apple in the dark but I want a version in arabic , is there any ?
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