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The Obscene Madame D is the electrifying masterpiece by one of modern Brazilian literature’s most significant and controversial writers. At sixty years old, Hill decides to abandon conventional life and devote the rest of her days to contemplation in a recess under the stairs. There, she is haunted by her perplexed, recently deceased lover, Ehud, who cannot understand her rejection of common sense, sex and a simple life in favour of vain metaphysical speculations. In a stream-of-consciousness monologue, Hill speaks of her search for spiritual fulfilment from a space of dereliction. In thrilling prose that is part Joyce, part Lispector and part de Sade, Hilda Hilst takes us into the disorder and beauty of a mind restlessly testing its own limits.

Product Information

Author: Hilda Hilst
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 22/05/2025
Pagination: 80 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Pushkin Press Classics
Published By: PUSHKIN PRESS

Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 8
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781805331360