Água Viva
1973 • 224 pages

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Yes, this is life seen by life. But suddenly I forget how to capture whatever is happening., I don't know how to capture whatever exists except by living here...

Despite Lispector's worries about this book not having a plot and being spineless, she still provides her unique prose that makes the reader rethink the daily objects and routines we take for granted. Living is such a difficult thing – it's tiresome, and improvised, and it continues to move as we go from one instance to the next and the next.

My story is living. And I have no fear of failure. Let failure annihilate me, I want the glory of failing.

March 30, 2024