Too Much of Life: Complete Chronicles

Clarice Lispector wrote weekly dispatches from her desk in Rio for the Jornal do Brasil between 1967 and 1977. Her Chronicles is a collection of non-fiction that explores the everyday, revealing the currents and foibles that define our lives. The book is sincere, playful, exhilarating, and contemplative, offering a new way of seeing the world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 752 pages
Publication date: 07 September 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

This captivating compilation of non-fiction delves into the profound reflections of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, as they contemplate the essence of life. How did I, unwittingly, transform the sheer joy of existence into the immense luxury of being alive?

Between 1967 and 1977, the internationally renowned author Clarice Lispector penned weekly dispatches from her desk in Rio for the esteemed Jornal do Brasil. Already renowned for her revolutionary, introspective, metaphysical novels and short stories, in her Chronicles, she shifted her attention to the ordinary, reshaping the material of her life into profound, touching, and funny, tiny revelations. As she observed the world around her, small encounters, such as hearing tales of lost loves shared by a taxi driver or the bitterness lurking beneath the prettiness of an old friend, became windows into the currents and foibles that define our existence. From the meaning of cosmonauts to the new ideas, writers, and artists that populated the vibrant international world of the sixties and seventies, Lispector considered and transformed them into jewels of insight, delight, and devastation.

Too Much of Life: Complete Chronicles is a sincere and playful exploration of the world, offering exhilarating and contemplative perspectives. It opens up a new way of seeing the world, inviting readers to delve into the depths of existence and discover the extraordinary within the ordinary.

Weight: 511g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241597583