Elisa Lispector
Encyclopedia
Elisa Lispector was a Brazil
ian novelist.
She was the older sister of Clarice Lispector
. The sisters' birthplace (Podolia
) was then part of Tsarist Russia, but is located in present-day Ukraine
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian novelist.
She was the older sister of Clarice Lispector
Clarice Lispector
Clarice Lispector was a Brazilian writer. Acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels and short stories, she was also a journalist...
. The sisters' birthplace (Podolia
Podolia
The region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
) was then part of Tsarist Russia, but is located in present-day Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
Novels
- Além da fronteira (Cia. Editora Leitura, 1945) - Across the Border. Reprinted by José Olympio Editora, 1988)
- No Exílio (Editora Pongetti, 1945) - In Exile. Reprinted by Ebrasa, 1971. Translated into the French (En exil), Éditions Des Femmes, 1987).
- Ronda solitária (A Noite Editora, 1954) - Solitary Walk.
- O muro de pedras (José Olympio Editora, 1962) - The Stone Wall
- O dia mais longo de Thereza (Gráfica Record Editora, 1965) - Thereza's Longest Day.
- A última porta (Editora Documentário, 1975) - The Last Door
- Corpo a corpo (Edições Antares, 1983) - Body to Body
Stories
- Sangue no sol (Ebrasa, 1970). Blood on the Sun.
- Inventário (Rocco, 1977). Inventory.
- O tigre de Bengala (José Olympio Editora, 1985). Includes some works previously published in Sangue no sol and Inventário.