Secret Happiness

Douban

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I write because I have nothing to do in this world; I am superfluous, and there is no place for me in the human world. I write because I am desperate and tired. I can no longer endure being myself day after day. If it weren't for the novelty of writing, I would symbolically die every day.

For this secret thing, for this happiness, I created difficulties that did not exist. For me, happiness is always secret.

—Clarice Lispector

Published in 1971, "Secret Happiness" is a representative collection of Clarice Lispector's short stories. It contains 24 short stories with profound philosophical implications. The themes and expressions vary, but they all vaguely point to a common direction: the exploration of the self or the establishment of self-awareness. It encompasses all the elements that Clarice cares about: self, truth, existence, origin, time, motherhood, expression...

出版日期/Publication Date：March 1, 2022
出版社/Publisher：人民文学出版社
出品方/Imprint:99 Readers
页数/Page: 176