The burned sinner and the harmonious angels

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‘One of the hidden geniuses of the twentieth century’ – Colm Tóibìn

A housewife’s life is shattered by a sudden epiphany. A simple tale of killing cockroaches fragments into multiple narratives, each uncovering new truths. In this selection of haunting short stories, Lispector reveals the permeable boundaries between past and present, the real and the surreal, showing ordinary moments to contain the deepest existential truths.

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‘One of the hidden geniuses of the twentieth century’ – Colm Tóibìn

A housewife’s life is shattered by a sudden epiphany. A simple tale of killing cockroaches fragments into multiple narratives, each uncovering new truths. In this selection of haunting short stories, Lispector reveals the permeable boundaries between past and present, the real and the surreal, showing ordinary moments to contain the deepest existential truths.

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Weight 0.082 kg
Dimensions 18 × 110.8 × 0.7 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

128

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

869.342 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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