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''The morning became a long, drawn-out afternoon that became depthless night dawning innocently through the house''

Tales of desire and madness from this giant of Brazilian literature.

Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York''s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

Daydream and Drunkenness of a Young Lady

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    A Paperback / softback by Clarice Lispector, Katrina Dodson

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 22/02/2018
      ISBN13: 9780241337608, 978-0241337608
      ISBN10: 0241337607
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''The morning became a long, drawn-out afternoon that became depthless night dawning innocently through the house''

      Tales of desire and madness from this giant of Brazilian literature.

      Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York''s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

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