Cover of Near to the Wild Heart

Near to the Wild Heart

by Clarice Lispector

1943 · adult

Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
3/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Narrative epiphanies and interior monologue frame the life of Joana, from her middle-class childhood through her unhappy marriage and its dissolution to transcendence, when she proclaims: zI shall arise as strong and comely as a young colt.y.

Set in

  • Brazil · Brazil
    Brazilian setting, city unnamed
    ★ primary

Also set in Brazil

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