
The Passion According to G.H.
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Sofia Willingham
Lispector’s most shocking novel.
The Passion According to G.H., Clarice Lispector’s mystical novel of 1964, concerns a well-to-do Rio sculptress, G.H., who enters her maid’s room, sees a cockroach crawling out of the wardrobe, and, panicking, slams the door - crushing the cockroach - and then watches it die. At the end of the novel, at the height of a spiritual crisis, comes the most famous and most genuinely shocking scene in Brazilian literature....
Lispector wrote that of all her works, this novel was the one that "best corresponded to her demands as a writer."
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Also quite delicious is the manner in which she explores spirituality. Clarice recreates Catholic ritual in her own image and alters Biblical passages and phrases as she sees fit, occasionally subverting the intended meaning of the canonical texts she repurposes. For instance, she says "My Kingdom IS of this world", whereas in the Gospels Christ is quoted as saying "My Kingdom is not of this world". But no knowledge of Christianity is really needed to appreciate the gorgeousness of her craft.
This is one of those books that will become part of my select few that I reread again and again every year.
Mind-blowing Mystical Masterpiece
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What was one of the most memorable moments of The Passion According to G.H.?
"And it is no use to try to take a shortcut and want to start, already knowing that the voice says so little, starting straightaway with being depersonal. For the journey exists, and the journey is not simply a manner of going. We ourselves are the journey. In the matter of the living, one can never arrive beforehand. The via crucis is not a detour, it is the only way, one cannot arrive except along it and with it. Persistence is our effort, giving up is the reward. One only reaches it having experienced the power of building, and, despite the taste of power, preferring to give up."Have you listened to any of Sofia Willingham’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I loved her delivery in Anais Nin's Little Birds which convinced me to give this a try as well. I'm very glad I did. She did a fantastic job!Any additional comments?
Truly unforgettable
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only okay
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Sofia Willingham is so amazing. I really loved every moment of this book. I'm going to listen to it again starting tomorrow.Incredible book!
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Getting into Lespector
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So freaking good!
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Keep The Lispector Coming!
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The aftertaste
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I love Lispector but
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Agonizing listen
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