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The Complete Stories is a compilation of 85 short fiction stories published in subsequence of author Clarice Lispector’s death.  Hailed as one of the most influential Brazilian writers of the twentieth century, Lispector toys with themes of power, existentialism, and sexuality from the perspectives of her primarily female protagonists.    As noted by the anthology’s editor Benjamin Moser, Lispector’s characters follow her throughout her own adolescence, adulthood, and old age.   Lispector’s unprecedented style is unique, abrupt, sharp, matter-of-fact. In spite of twentieth century rhetoric surrounding what is and is not appropriate behavior for women, Lispector’s characters often become assertive, self-determined and sure of themselves within each story.   For example,…