About the book: 1977 / Clarice Lispector (1925-1977) an outstanding Brazilian writer, author of several novels: "Next to the Wild Heart", "Besieged City", " Apple in the Dark", "Water of Life", collections of stories, books for children. Belongs to the psychological direction of Brazilian postmodernism. The story "Hour of the Star" in an unusual form tells about the hard life of a girl from the northeast in Rio de Janeiro, about her unhappy love and death. In 1979, the story was awarded the prestigious Brazilian literary prize "Jabuti"".