The Passion According to G.H. - Clarice Lispector W.J.P. Scholtz De echte reden

De echte reden

Kiens wederwaardigheden in de grote boze buitenwereld maken hem krankzinnig – in een laatste daad van wanhoop steekt hij zijn geliefde bibliotheek in brand

a mysterious stranger

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This Penguin Classics edition includes a fascinating introduction

The Passion According to G.H. - Clarice Lispector W.J.P. Scholtz De echte redenG. H., a well to do Rio sculptress, enters the room of her maid, which is as clear and white 'as in an insane asylum from which dangerous objects have been removed'. There she sees a cockroach black, dusty, prehistoric crawling out of the wardrobe and, panicking, slams the door on it. Her irresistible fascination with the dying insect provokes a spiritual crisis, in which she questions her place in the universe and her very identity, propelling her