Ronald W. Sousa, translator of the novel from Portuguese to English, re-examines the way most criticism addresses the key issue of the language dynamics of the novel. Rather than seeing the dynamics in a Romantic or avant-garde position, Sousa poses that Lispector does not seek to remake language but rather seeks to work within it.
Ronald W. Sousa, translator of the novel from Portuguese to English, reassesses how most criticism addresses the language dynamics in the novel. Unlike critics who analyze these dynamics through a Romantic or avant-garde viewpoint, Sousa suggests that Lispector does not aim to reformulate language but instead works within it.