The Passion According to G.H.

by Clarice Lispector · first published 1964

The Passion According to G.H. (A paixão segundo G.H.; Portuguese: [a pajˈʃɐ̃w̃ seˈgũdu ˌʒe.aˈga]) is a mystical novel by Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector, published in 1964. The work takes the form of a monologue by a woman, identified only as G.H., telling of the crisis that ensued the previous day after she crushed a cockroach in the door of a wardrobe. Its canonical status was recognized in 1988 by its inclusion in the Arquivos Collection, the UNESCO series of critical editions of the greatest works of Latin American literature. It has been translated into English twice, the first time in 1988 by Ronald W. Sousa, and then by Idra Novey in 2012.

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Original language:

Portuguese

Year page:

1964