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  • Cumulative Plots and The Fifth Story by Clarice Lispector

    Cumulative Plots and The Fifth Story by Clarice Lispector

    “The Fifth Story” (1964) is a work of microfiction by Ukraine-born Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector (1920-1977). I tend to analyse short stories by looking at their dramatic arc, but what of a story like this? Surely “The Fifth Story” does not fit traditional ideas of what makes a complete narrative. I also love when I read a […]

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