CLARICE LISPECTOR (1920–1977) The mystery of reality Clarice Lispector was born in Podolia, a western Ukrainian region, in 1920. In 1922, her family, of Jewish origin, fled the country because of the Soviet invasion and went to live in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, a state in Northern Brazil. Then they transferred to…

February is the second month of the year still young. Something has already shown us, but much leaves us to discover. Some people begin with a sprint, while others begin with slow motions.early to form an opinion. It is preferable to observe. Carnival In February, it is impossible not to…

This is not a review, nor a press release, simply a message from me to you: I am very satisfied and happy to announce that one of my books has been published in English. Its title is Small Narratives. Small Narratives is a collection of eight short stories whose themes…

We are at the end of 2021, twelve months for many to forget, in general lived subdued and in tension. Usually, in this period, on the media, on social networks, in televised debates, in editorials, there is a lot of talk about year-end budgets. To come to terms with the…

“An outsider, intolerant of the rules,” says the writer Alena Smith about Emily Dickinson, a poet capable of seeing beyond reality, because she dwells in the infinite world of the imagination. — I met Emily Dickinson for the first time preparing a lesson: I was struck by it. His words entered my soul and released layers of truth that until that moment I didn’t even know I had intuited. I met her like this:

Violence against women — Of course you know that yesterday 25 November was World Day Against Violence against Women, which also marks the beginning of activism against gender violence that runs until 10 December, World Human Rights Day. Because violence against women is an obscene violation of human rights. For this region, I believe, I…

You face this challenge when you still have a steady job and want anyway to keep on writing because both professions are part of yourself I am a teacher and I am a writer, I love both my jobs and I believe that leaving one of the two would be…

This apparent tongue-twister is a truth, although it is a hard one. — Like this child sometimes it happens that we look at the horizon without knowing where we are going, what we will do, everything looks like a big question mark. Am I on the right path? Have I taken the right direction? …

Story of a hungry soul — Food is a mighty word: it has metaphorical meanings (food for the body, food for the soul), contains several connotations (food is good for your health, food is bad for your health, food is conviviality, food is business, food is show, food is great cooks), is symbolic (you can eat…