Clarice Lispector
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Major Issues Major IssuesClarice Lispector is often cited as the most important 20th century contributor to the development of the psychological novel in Brazil, continuing the work begun by her predecessor Machado de Assis. Her work presents an intense examination of her characters’ emotional and psychological responses to external events. The events themselves, critics observe, are much less important than the inner reflections and feelings they provoke, usually leading to a moment of catharsis or epiphany. This emphasis, along with her fragmented, poetic style, was a significant departure from the realistic, socially concerned fiction of her Brazilian contemporaries. Lispector’s importance as Brazil’s leading woman author, and her deliberate choice of female protagonists, have been of considerable interest to feminist scholars, particularly the French feminist critic Helene Cixous. Author LinksFamily
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