Published when Clarice Lispector was just twenty-three, 'Near to the Wild Heart' is a revolutionary novel that forever changed Brazilian literature. The book follows the inner life of its protagonist, Joana, from her turbulent childhood to her complex adulthood. Through a mesmerizing stream-of-consciousness narrative, Lispector explores profound questions of identity, freedom, and the untamed core of existence. Joana grapples with love, marriage, and the search for a self that defies conventional societal roles. This is a powerful, poetic exploration of a woman’s mind and a foundational work of modernist fiction, marking the arrival of a major literary voice.