Clarice Lispector was born on December 10, 1920 in Chechelnik, Podolia Governorate [now Chechelnyk, Vinnytsia Oblast], Ukraine as Haia Pinkhasovna Lispector. She was a writer, known for A Hora da Estrela (1985), O Corpo (1991) and Estrela Nua (1984). She was married to Maury Gurgel Valente. She died on December 9, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.