Clarice Lispector

1920 - 1977

Clarice Lispector was a Brazilian novelist and short story writer, born on December 10, 1920, in Ukraine and later immigrating to Brazil. She is known for her innovative narrative style and introspective prose, exploring themes of identity, existence, and female subjectivity in works such as "The Hour of the Star" and "The Passion According to G.H." Lispector is considered one of Brazil's most significant literary figures and a key voice in modernist literature. She passed away on December 9, 1977.