Looking For A Book........???? Help Please!!!?

Question

I'm looking for a book about a young girl who lives in a village along the Rio De Janeiro. She's very poor and works as a typewritist, and she lives in a "apartment" with several other girls. In this book the girl is real quiet and timid and malnutritioned. She falls in love for a guy, they become boyfriend and girlfriend. He's always telling her that he's gonna become this very successful man, and in the end he breaks up with her for one of her coworkers. The coworker is supposedly the prettiest girl because she bleaches her leg hairs and mustache. Since all these people are real poor the book is kind of a tragedy, because in the end the girl dies. I cant remember her name, but I think it starts with an "N". I'm not sure though... I read this book in 7th grade, but this book is for very adult readers. Thanks!

Answer 1

A HORA DA ESTRELA Author: Clarice Lispector
Her name was Macabea

Answer 2

Wow - this book sounds very interesting.

By any chance, do you have the Author's name? Probably not, but here's a thought - why don't you contact the school that you attended for 7th grade and ask them if they have a "required reading" list. If they do, perhaps you will recognize a title from the list or at the very least, you can research the titles on-line.

If you find out the name of the book - can you e-mail it to me, please. If you click on my screen name, you can send an e-mail message to me.

Have a lovely rest of the day.

Answer 3

"The Hour of the Star" by Clarice Lispector
MissLolGirl is correct.
http://www.amazon.com/Hour-Star-Black-White/dp/0856359890/sr=1-1/qid=1171051747/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-8412583-2845536?ie=UTF8&s=books

Answer 4

Post this question just the way you've written it here to the Librarian at the Library of Congress' website at: loc.gov and they should be able to give you an answer, or help you define the parameters so that they can find your answer.