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, re-evaluates how most criticism focuses on the language dynamics of the novel. Instead of viewing these dynamics through a Romantic or avant-garde lens, Sousa argues that Lispector does not aim to transform language but rather works within it.