The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. Livro dodesassossegofernandopessoa linkedin slideshare. Foi poeta, romancista, astrologo, critico e tradutor. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. The book of disquiet, fernando pessoa 9781846687358.
The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics 30may2002. This almostautobiographical story tells of the sombre majesty of splendours no one knows in the very private life of its hero and offers. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. The book can still be useful to visitors today, given that the majority of the sights described are still to be found. The portuguese writer fernando pessoa complicates the idea of fictionality, by underscoring the fact that the personality of soares the fictional author of the book of disquiet is neither his own nor completely different, and showing how pessoa was constrained by his own creations and creativity. Dessa forma, a venda deste ebook ou ate mesmo a sua troca por. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. A modernist masterwork that has now taken on a similar iconic status to ulysses, the trial or in search of lost time, fernando pessoa s the book of disquiet is edited and translated with an introduction by richard zenith in penguin modern classics. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Preface by fernando pessoa, a factless autobiography and a disquiet an thology. A prolific writer, ascribing his work to a variety of personas or heteronyms, pessoa published little in his lifetime and supported himself by working as a commercial translator. Book of disquiet has been a privilege, a pleasure and a challenge. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Sitting at his desk, bernardo soares imagined himself free forever of rua dos douradores, of his boss vasques, of. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. Enquanto poeta, escreveu sobre diversos heteronimos, como ricardo reis, a.
It was taken by him from martin peersons private music, a songbook of 1620. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The book is fascinating in that it shows us pessoas view of his native city and pessoa, as an. O crit slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Livro do desassossego the book of disquiet, fernando pessoa the book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. Pessoas rapid prose, snatched in flight and restlessly suggestive, remains haunting, often startling, like the touch of a vibrating wire, elusive and persistent like the poetry.
A modernist masterwork that has now taken on a similar iconic status to ulysses, the trial or in search of lost time, fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is edited and translated with an introduction by richard zenith in penguin modern classics. Im always out in the evenings doing something, the purpose of which eludes me. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. Im always speaking banally to someone, with a contrived smile on my face. Chef continente receitas enologo garrafeira planeador marca continente continente magazine ebooks. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics ebook. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas. The typescript was only discovered amongst his papers long after his death, but has not hitherto been made available in the uk or the usa. Aqui fez os estudos secundarios, obtendo resultados brilhantes. See more ideas about fernando pessoa, portuguese language and writers and poets.
Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. The statement is possible since pessoa, whose name means person in portuguese, had three alter egos who wrote in styles completely different from his own. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Fernando pessoa is currently considered a single author. May 30, 2002 a modernist masterwork that has now taken on a similar iconic status to ulysses, the trial or in search of lost time, fernando pessoa s the book of disquiet is edited and translated with an introduction by richard zenith in penguin modern classics. Fernando pessoa primary author only author division. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer.
Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Jul 15, 2008 the book is fascinating in that it shows us pessoa s view of his native city and pessoa, as an adult, rarely left lisbon, and it figures large in his poetry. If ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. In 1925, fernando pessoa wrote a guidebook to lisbon for englishspeaking visitors, and wrote it in english. Aug 30, 2016 pessoa never finished it, and saw it as notes he would then shape. O seu genio manifestouse na sua personalidade fragmentaria 16. Imagination, reality and the pleasure of masking and dreaming rodica grigore1 the portuguese writer fernando pessoa complicates the idea of fictionality, by underscoring the fact that the personality of soares the fictional author of the book of disquiet is neither his own nor com. He attributed his prolific writings to a wide range of alternative selves, each of whom had a distinct biography.
For its entire four hundred plus pages it offers a philosophy of a melancholic life, a philosophy of dreaming, and a philosophy of art. In lisbon there are a few restaurants or eating houses located above decentlooking taverns, places with the heavy, domestic look of restaurants in towns far from any rail line. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon. A expressao popular roupavelha ciberduvidas da lingua. Fernando pessoa est surement le poete portugais moderne le plus connu dans le monde. Thanks to the recovery of a trunk, full of unpublished manuscripts, and the recognition of the poets genius, we are slowly beginning to build up a picture of his marvellous universe. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando.
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