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80 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781937658069
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Nightboat Books
Publication date: 11 September 2012
Description
The Obscene Madame D is the first work by acclaimed Brazilian author Hilda Hilst to be published in English. Radically irreverent and formally impious, this novel portrays an unyielding radical intelligence, a sixty-year-old woman who decides to l...
Community Reviews Summary of 34 reviews
Moods
challenging 40%
emotional 40%
reflective 40%
sad 40%
mysterious 20%
relaxing 20%
tense 20%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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80 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781937658069
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Nightboat Books
Publication date: 11 September 2012
Description
The Obscene Madame D is the first work by acclaimed Brazilian author Hilda Hilst to be published in English. Radically irreverent and formally impious, this novel portrays an unyielding radical intelligence, a sixty-year-old woman who decides to l...
Community Reviews Summary of 34 reviews
Moods
challenging 40%
emotional 40%
reflective 40%
sad 40%
mysterious 20%
relaxing 20%
tense 20%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.