A Paixão Segundo G.H.

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A Paixão Segundo G.H. is a 1964 existential novel by Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector that follows a woman’s intense, introspective crisis after a disturbing encounter in her maid’s room.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Clarice Lispector
authorNationality Brazilian
centralTheme depersonalization
existential crisis
human condition
identity
self-knowledge
spiritual experience
the absurd
countryOfOrigin Brazil
genre existentialism
philosophical fiction
psychological fiction
hasCharacter G.H.
G.H.’s maid
hasEnglishTitle The Passion According to G.H.
hasForm prose
languageFamily Romance languages
literaryMovement modernism
literaryStatus critically acclaimed
cult classic
mainCharacter G.H.
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor experimental narrative style
intense introspection
philosophical depth
originalLanguage Portuguese
originalTitle A Paixão Segundo G.H.
partOf Clarice Lispector bibliography
period 20th-century literature
plotElement encounter with a cockroach
introspective monologue in maid’s room
protagonistGender female
publicationYear 1964
publisherCountry Brazil
setting Rio de Janeiro
structure interior monologue
stream of consciousness
targetAudience adult readers
theme body and materiality
class relations
limits of language
religious symbolism
subjectivity and otherness
timePeriodOfSetting mid-20th century

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Clarice Lispector notableWork A Paixão Segundo G.H.
O2 Filmes notableWork Paixão Segundo G.H. (commercials and adaptations)
linked to: A Paixão Segundo G.H.
A Paixão Segundo G.H. originalTitle A Paixão Segundo G.H.