Prêmio Jabuti
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Edition 0 (1961) Winner
Clarice Lispector
クラリシ・リスペクトール
Kurarishi Risupetorā
Aliases:
Chaya Pinkhasivna Lispector / Chaya Lispector
Pen Names:
Helen Palmer（Pen name）,
Teresa Quadros（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1920-12-10 （Chechelnyk）
- Died
- 1977-12-09 （Rio de Janeiro） age 56
- Nationality
- Brazilian
- Languages
- Portuguese, Ukrainian, Yiddish
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Maceió → Recife → Rio de Janeiro → Bern → Washington, D.C.
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1940-1977
- Influenced By
- Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, Hermann Hesse
- Influenced
- Franz Kafka
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law School of the University of Brazil | Faculty of Law | Law | — | 1937- | Brazil |
Law School of the University of Brazil
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Period:
1937-
Country:
Brazil
Did not graduate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Graça Aranha Prize | Near to the Wild Heart | 最優秀デビュー小説 | — | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Cármen Dolores Barbosa Prize | The Apple in the Dark | 最優秀小説 | — | 受賞 |
Graça Aranha Prize
1944
Work:
Near to the Wild Heart
Category:
最優秀デビュー小説
Result:
受賞
Cármen Dolores Barbosa Prize
1961
Work:
The Apple in the Dark
Category:
最優秀小説
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Near to the Wild Heart
1943 NovelStream-of-consciousness novel about the inner life of Joana.
IntrospectionIntimacy
The Passion According to G.H.
1964 NovelA woman's mystical experience eating a cockroach.
MysticismExistence
Family Ties
1960 Short story collectionStories about family relationships.
FamilyDaily life
Água Viva
1973 NovelIntrospective monologue.
LifeSensation
The Hour of the Star
1977 NovelStory of poor typist Macabéa.
PovertyAlienation
Adaptations
- [Film] / Suzana Amaral (1985)
Bibliography
- Near to the Wild Heart (1943)
- The Chandelier (1946)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Agatha Christie
- Translations of Oscar Wilde
- Translations of Edgar Allan Poe
Translations of Works
- Numerous translations into English, French, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Stream-of-consciousnessIntrospectiveInnovative
- Recurring Motifs
- Interior emotional statesMystical experiencesQuest for existence
Health
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Ovarian cancer1977Cause of death
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Burns1966Severe injury to right hand, lifelong pain
Legacy
Revolutionary Brazilian writer, called the most important Jewish writer since Kafka.
Archives
- Jewish Cemetery of Caju, Rio de Janeiro
In Popular Culture
- References in literature, music, films
Quotes
-
This Switzerland is a cemetery of sensations.
Source: Letter (1946)
Trivia
- Born in Ukraine, Brazilian citizen
- Used pen names
- Lived abroad as diplomat's wife