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clarice lispector the hour of the star

week9. the hour of the star – syntax, semantics, and the spine

week9. the hour of the star – There are authors that write to be seen, or to show something greater – a meaning, perhaps – within the story. One Hundred Years of Solitude is a great example of the latter approach – Márquez used that story to depict something greater than the sum of its parts. Lispector, […]

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week6. pedro páramo

week6. pedro páramo – As someone who previously didn’t know much about magical realism at all, I think Pedro Páramo was the best first impression I could have been given. Though I did read 100 Years of Solitude previously, I have to be honest and say I don’t remember a lot of it. Probably because I […]

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week2. mama blanca’s memoirs

week2. mama blanca’s memoirs I enjoyed reading Mama Blanca’s Memoirs. Other than the simple, yet captivating storylines and interesting frame narrative, I loved the beauty of the words and the prose that made up most of the novel. It felt very fitting that both Mama Blanca (elderly) and Blanca Nieves (childhood) had this sixth sense of […]

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