The Hour of the Star
First edition (Portuguese) | |
| Author | Clarice Lispector |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Hora da Estrela |
| Translator | Giovanni Pontiero Benjamin Moser (2011) |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | José Olympio Editora |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | Brazil |
Published in English | 1986/1992 and 2011 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 86 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8112-1949-5 |
| OCLC | 24246408 |
| 869.3 20 | |
| LC Class | PQ9697.L585 H6713 1992 |
| Preceded by | Onde estivestes de noite (Where Were You At Night) |
| Followed by | Um sopro de vida (pulsações) (A Breath of Life (pulsations)) |
The Hour of the Star (A hora da estrela) is a novel by Clarice Lispector published in 1977, shortly before the author's death. In 1985, the novel was adapted by Suzana Amaral into a film of the same name, which won the Silver Bear for Best Actress in the 36th Berlin International Film Festival of 1986. It has been translated into English twice: by Giovanni Pontiero (published in the U.K. by Carcanet Press in 1986, and in the U.S. by New Directions in 1992); and by Benjamin Moser in 2011 (also published by New Directions).