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‘A truly remarkable writer’ (Jonathan Franzen )
"One of the twentieth century's most mysterious writers.’ (Orhan Pamuk )
‘Clarice Lispector is one of the hidden geniuses of twentieth century literature, in the same league as Flann O’Brien, Borges and Pessoa. Her stories and imaginative procedures are utterly original and brilliant, haunting and disturbing.’ (Colm Tóibín )
'The most important Brazilian woman writer of the twentieth century... The richness of The Apple in the Dark defies the explanatory power of any single interpretation.' (The Times Literary Supplement )
"One of the twentieth century's most mysterious writers.’ (Orhan Pamuk )
‘Clarice Lispector is one of the hidden geniuses of twentieth century literature, in the same league as Flann O’Brien, Borges and Pessoa. Her stories and imaginative procedures are utterly original and brilliant, haunting and disturbing.’ (Colm Tóibín )
'The most important Brazilian woman writer of the twentieth century... The richness of The Apple in the Dark defies the explanatory power of any single interpretation.' (The Times Literary Supplement )
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Martin is convinced that he has murdered his wife. In a delirium of guilt and grief, he wanders through a forest until he comes across an isolated farm run by Vitoria - an indomitable spinster who is 'afraid to live', and her flighty, obsessive cousin Ermelinda, who is terrified of death. As Martin works on Vitoria's land he is both haunted and comforted by memories of his wife and son. In the intense heat of the Brazilian summer, drought threatens both teh farm and its inhabitants, and these three very different but equally domineering characters provoke each other into a realisation of their individual psychological isolation. (20100219)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Little known and infrequently translated, Brazilian author Clarice Lispector is the creator of fascinating, mystical and psychologically penetrating fiction which is now receiving new attention thanks to a biography and this new translation of The Apple In The Dark.
With regret, I have to report that completing this novel was a struggle. I had already tried The Hour Of The Star - much shorter - and loved it. 'Apple', however, is spoiled by the most execrable proofreading. My copy was littered with wrong words - no misspellings, so the computer spellcheck wouldn't be alerted to them - and the misuse of every kind of punctuation. Quite shocking.
As to this very metaphysical narrative that one might cruelly sum up as, odd-job man experiences delusions of grandeur, well, there is much that is wise and true in the narration, but also much that is obscure or downright fatuous. I frequently found the characters and the narrator's musings exasperating. The sleeve compares Lispector to Virginia Woolf, so if you're a fan, maybe you'll find more to glean from this novel than I did.
I strongly recommend The Hour Of The Star to newcomers interested in Lispector. For what it's worth, I wrote and complained about the state of the text to the publishing house. They promised me another book by way of compensation. I'm still waiting for it...(N.B. Since writing the above, I have received compensation.)
With regret, I have to report that completing this novel was a struggle. I had already tried The Hour Of The Star - much shorter - and loved it. 'Apple', however, is spoiled by the most execrable proofreading. My copy was littered with wrong words - no misspellings, so the computer spellcheck wouldn't be alerted to them - and the misuse of every kind of punctuation. Quite shocking.
As to this very metaphysical narrative that one might cruelly sum up as, odd-job man experiences delusions of grandeur, well, there is much that is wise and true in the narration, but also much that is obscure or downright fatuous. I frequently found the characters and the narrator's musings exasperating. The sleeve compares Lispector to Virginia Woolf, so if you're a fan, maybe you'll find more to glean from this novel than I did.
I strongly recommend The Hour Of The Star to newcomers interested in Lispector. For what it's worth, I wrote and complained about the state of the text to the publishing house. They promised me another book by way of compensation. I'm still waiting for it...(N.B. Since writing the above, I have received compensation.)
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Excellent book and seller.
16 Jan 2012
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The book was in great condition when it arrived and got there fast. It's not always easy to find good English translations of Brazilian or other South American authors at such a low cost, so I thought the copy might have lots of notes in the margins from some college student or another but it looks absolutely new and feels nice and heavy in my hand.
1 of 13 people found the following review helpful
nothing better
30 Aug 2007
Format:Paperback
A work of absolute genius for those who dare to understand life to the core.
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