Clarice Lispector's Short Story Collections

Author's Name: Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector (1920–1977) was a Brazilian short story writer and novelist. She published several short story collections and novels, including *The Hour of the Star* and *Near the Savage Heart*. Lispector is considered one of the most important literary figures in Brazilian history and has been described as the "Kafka of Brazil" and is frequently mentioned in Brazilian literature and music. This book presents translations of six short story collections Lispector wrote between 1960 and 1975: *Family Ties*, translated by Mark Jamal; *The Foreign Legion*, *Secret Happiness*, *Where Were You at Night*, *The Path of the Flesh's Pain*, and *The Vision of Splendor*, translated by Saïd Ben Abdelouahed.










We learn with Thiong'o the value of knowledge, which colonialism withheld from the Kenyan people. He tells us about the emergence of formal education and independent, rebellious schools in Kenya. His dream, which he promised his mother he would spare no effort to achieve, was to learn. But how can a child cling to his dream amidst the shadows of World War II and his family crises? This childhood memoir serves as Thiong'o's testimony in defense of his right to dream, at least, despite all the difficulties, and of his mother's significant role in his life, which has led him to become one of Africa's greatest writers worldwide.