Anonymous
7/15/2025, 7:29:05 PM No.24552518
Read Hilda Hilst. Start with The Obscene Madame D.
She's way superior to the overrated Clarice Lispector, from the same country. Give her a chance.
>The Obscene Madame D. by Hilda Hilst is a surreal and poetic novella that follows the fragmented thoughts and memories of Hillé, an aging widow descending into madness. After her husband’s death, Hillé retreats into isolation and begins questioning the nature of existence, language, and desire. The narrative blurs the lines between reality, hallucination, and dream, filled with erotic, grotesque, and philosophical reflections. Through Hillé's stream-of-consciousness, Hilst explores themes of identity, mortality, and the limits of sanity and the body, in a dense, haunting, and experimental style.
She's way superior to the overrated Clarice Lispector, from the same country. Give her a chance.
>The Obscene Madame D. by Hilda Hilst is a surreal and poetic novella that follows the fragmented thoughts and memories of Hillé, an aging widow descending into madness. After her husband’s death, Hillé retreats into isolation and begins questioning the nature of existence, language, and desire. The narrative blurs the lines between reality, hallucination, and dream, filled with erotic, grotesque, and philosophical reflections. Through Hillé's stream-of-consciousness, Hilst explores themes of identity, mortality, and the limits of sanity and the body, in a dense, haunting, and experimental style.
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