Comments on: Brazil: Clarice Lispector on YouTube

By: daniel duende

daniel duende — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:25:39 +0000

I’m a big Clarice Lispector fan too! It’s great news that she’s becoming more easily readable to non-portuguese speakers now. But i MUST agree with Paula that a lot of her magic can be lost in translation. I pray for the inspiration of the brave souls that dare translating Clarice Lispector to other languages. :)

D.D.

By: Georgia Popplewell

Georgia Popplewell — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:53:39 +0000

Thanks, Paula. I guess I was reading your mind, as “The House of The Star” is one of the books I ordered, along with “Selected Crônicas”.

By: Paula Góes

Paula Góes — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:47:24 +0000

Hi, Georgia!

Thanks for your comment, :) There are some Clarice Lispector in translation, I found a few of them on Amazon (But definitely, she is much more interesting in the original Portuguese). To have a good start, go for The Hour of The Star.

By: Georgia Popplewell

Georgia Popplewell — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:41:45 +0000

It certainly did – I just ordered two Lispectors from Amazon.com (and even though I don’t understand more than a smattering of Portuguese!).

I’ve been meaning to explore Lispector’s work ever since I first read about her in Caetano Veloso’s book.