The Hour of the Star

The Hour of the Star
First edition (Portuguese)
AuthorClarice Lispector
Original titleA Hora da Estrela
TranslatorGiovanni Pontiero
Benjamin Moser (2011)
LanguagePortuguese
GenreNovel
PublisherJosé Olympio Editora
Publication date
1977
Publication placeBrazil
Published in English
1992 and 2011
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages86
ISBN978-0-8112-1949-5
OCLC24246408
869.3 20
LC ClassPQ9697.L585 H6713 1992
Preceded byOnde estivestes de noite (Where Were You At Night) 
Followed byUm 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.[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Berlinale: 1986 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  2. ^ Benjamin Moser (Translator), Colm Tóibín (Introduction). The Hour of the Star (Second Edition), New Directions; Second Edition (November 9, 2011). ISBN 978-0-8112-1949-5