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 | 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 New Directions Publishing with Giovanni Pontiero's 1992 translation followed by Benjamin Moser's version in 2011.