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Woman of Mystery

Author Benjamin Moser explores the enigmatic life of Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector
By Vox Tablet | 7:00 AM Oct 28, 2009

Long before the late Brazilian novelist Clarice Lispector became a beloved literary figure there, she was Chaya, the third and last daughter born to a poor family in a Ukrainian shtetl. Her journey from Eastern Europe to South America and from indigent refugee child to celebrated, eccentric author—with a stint along the way as a ...