Clarice Lispector's Near to the Wild Heart (1943): Inner Landscapes | Book Review and Analysis

A reflection on Clarice Lispector's Near to the Wild Heart (Perto do coração selvagem), her first novel. English translation by Alison Entrekin published by New Directions in 2012. What's your favorite Lispector book? Want more Latin American Literature?    • Latin American Novels | 1 from Each Country   Contents: 00:00 – A mesmerizing novel 00:53 – Context and structure 02:19 – Premise/plot/story, protagonist, and main characters 04:26 – Style 06:05 – A sensuous novel 07:28 – Inner landscapes 10:00 – A few samples 13:48 – The title, and the Joyce connection 16:20 – Criticism: the overall theme of Lispector’s work, and characterization 18:58 – My impressions 20:05 – Where to begin with Lispector Work Cited Fitz, Earl E. “Freedom and Self-Realization: Feminist Characterization in the Fiction of Clarice Lispector.” Modern Language Studies 10.3 (Autumn, 1980), pp. 51-61.