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Reading with Clarice Lispector

by Hélène Cixous

Contents: "Sunday, before falling asleep": A primal scene -- Agua viva: How to follow a trinket of water -- The apple in the dark: The temptation of understanding -- "The egg and the chicken": Love is not having -- "Felicidade clandestina'': The promise of having what one will have -- The hour of the star: How does one desire wealth or poverty? Series Title: Theory and history of literature, v. 73.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?