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Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector
In 1946, the young Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector was returning from Rio de Janeiro to Italy, where her husband was vice consul in Naples. She had traveled home as… More
The Hour of the Star
Everything in the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born. But before prehistory there was the prehistory of prehistory and… More
Clarice Lispector: The Hour of the Star
The Hour of the Starby Clarice LispectorTranslated by Giovanni PontieroThe Author's Dedication(alias Clarice Lispector)I dedicate this narrative to dear old Schumann and his beloved Clara who are now, alas,… More
Greed’s Prisoner
even the ashes don’t belong to you, his body / in the prison of the Communist Party / so that the spirit-cell you built / without a door without… More
PEN Announces the Launch of PEN Reads, an Online Reading Group
PEN American Center, the largest branch of the world’s oldest literary and human rights organization, announced today the creation of PEN Reads, an online reading group that will bring… More
Anthony O.: Is It a Possibility?
Is It a Possibility?I stood there staringThinking of what to do.I kept my eyes glued,To the poster in my face.College readiness.It’s difficult to decide,When everyone in my family,Made the… More
Give a Boy a Gun!
“Give me the money!” I thought he was my homie, I guess not! He fucked me over one day after class. In the store He screamed “Give me the money!” More
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