Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Boken uppges vara skriven av bernardo soares, en av pessoas manga heteronymer, och bestar av dennes dagboksanteckningar. The book of disquiet is a collection of aphoristic prose. Two motives for attending meetings about fernando pessoas books. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa was a portuguese writer, poet and translator known best for his use of heteronyms, fictional characters with their.
I cant tell which of the three englishlanguage editions of the book of disquiet ive read. Writing under multiple heteronyms different than a pseudonym, because each was endowed with a different persona rather than just the alteration of a name, pessoa proved to be a prolific writer, poet, philosopher, critic, and translator, even if little came to light during his life. Poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa, paperback. Fernando pessoa published very little in his lifetime. Fernando pessoa was known to be a portuguese writer, poet, philosopher, publisher, translator, and literary critic. The selection for the november 2017 edition of the baltimore online book club was the book of disquiet, by fernando pessoa, a book i had selected. Jan 31, 2019 against pessoas advice, throughout my year of reading the book of disquiet in lisbon, i remained active. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics may 30, 2002. Published by his friends in 1961, it contains pessoas reflections beginning in 1912 at the age of twentyfour as he anticipated world war i. Other versions had been published before that, but they included other peoples writings. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. The book of disquiet is the portuguese modernist master fernando pessoa s greatest literary achievement. By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon.
Around the palace, there were few places that offered the option of a quick takeout lunch. Essay on poetry, by fernando pessoa, with edition by nuno ribeiro. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas. A prolific writer, ascribing his work to a variety of personas or heteronyms, pessoa published little in his lifetime and supported. The book was listed on the norwegian book clubs list of the 100 best works of fiction of all time, based on the responses of 100 authors from 54. Fernando pessoa, aleister crowley, yorke collection, national library of portugal archive 3, pessoa magick collection, correspondence, edouard roditi abstract the documents concerning the relationship between fernando pessoa and aleister crowley preserved in the yorke collection at the warburg institute london have been known for.
If all this sounds rather vague then that is because pessoa wished it so. The book of disquiet penguin classics pessoa, fernando, zenith, richard, zenith, richard on. See all 5 casa fernando pessoa tours on tripadvisor. Dec 04, 2010 fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. Books by fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet. Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa, 9781781258644, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An autobiography or diary containing exquisite melancholy observations, aphorisms, and ruminations, this classic work grapples with all the eternal questions. Feb 20, 2019 the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa. Pessoa wrote the book mainly for himself under the pseudonym bernardo soares, and it was not published until nearly half a century after he died in 1935. The book of disquiet project gutenberg selfpublishing. Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled.
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These quotes from the book of disquiet are true works of art. The book, like nearly everything else fernando pessoa ever wrote, was never a book. Living fernando pessoas dreamlife in lisbon literary hub. Pessoa was mostly a poet and the book of disquiet can be read, if you wish, as a series of notes for poems as yet unwritten. The final edition of this book was published in 2010. Top 9 best fernando pessoa books best fernando pessoa. To read and then contemplate him is to be lifted a little bit above the earth in a floating bubble. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. Great quotes from the book of disquiet exploring your mind. Juin, 1888 november 30, 1935, commonly kent as fernando pessoa, wis a portuguese poet, writer, leeterar creetic, translator, publisher an filosofer, descrived as ane o the maist signeeficant leeterar feegurs o the 20t century an ane o the greatest poets in the portuguese leid. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. In a first for the book club, this month were talking poetry.
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The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 1888 1935. The eternal mystique of portuguese writer fernando pessoa 18881935 stems largely from his practice of writing under heteronyms. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa, 9781846687358, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. His book of disquiet a collection of incomplete writings found on loose scraps of paper and published nearly 50 years after pessoa. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Buy fernando pessoa ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. Publishers weeklypessoas amazing personality is as beguiling and mysterious. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. On a whim, i threw fernando pessoa s i have more souls than one into the cart of my last waterstones order. Readers with a particular interest in modernism will find this work indispensable.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Two motives for attending meetings about fernando pessoa s books. The writing of fernando pessoa reveals a mind shaken by intense inner suffering. His father died when pessoa was five years old, and the family moved with his mothers new husband, a consul, to durban, south africa, where pessoa attended an english school. The book of disquiet is funny, lifeaffirming, and, of course, desperately sad. Fernando pessoa and the book of disquiet others can write better, and truer, things about fernando pessoa than i can, but the salient facts for these purposes are that pessoa 18881935 was a portuguese writer who published very little during his lifetime. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Now, for the first time the texts are presented chronologically, in a complete english edition by master translator. The book of disquiet the prizewinning, complete and unabridged translationthe best englishlanguage version we are likely to see for a long time, if ever the guardianof a work of unclassifiable genius. Livro do desassossego the book of disquiet, fernando pessoa the book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. This book includes some fragments of his diary, short reflections, and adages. Pessoa s 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. Fernando pessoa audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Assembled from notes and jottings left unpublished at the time of the authors death, the book of disquiet is a collection of aphoristic prosepoetry musings on dreams, solitude, time and memory. Browse fernando pessoa s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. 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. Aug 29, 2017 the book of disquiet is the portuguese modernist master fernando pessoas greatest literary achievement. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa reading guidebook.
Melvyn bragg and guests discuss fernando pessoa, one of the greatest and most influential portuguese poets. Its one of the penguin modern series of fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic penguin modern classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Books by fernando pessoa all formats kindle edition audible audiobook paperback hardcover see more sort by. Discover book depositorys huge selection of fernando pessoa books online. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa blindness by jose saramago os. Largely unfamiliar with his works, i was aware, however, that he has the reputation of being not only the foremost poet and writer in portuguese of the last century, but one of the greatest of all twentiethcentury writers as well. Fernando pessoa s the book of disquiet is a fulgent tribute to the imagination of man. He was also portrayed as a very important literary figure of the twentieth century. Credited to pessoas alter ego, bernardo soares, who chronicles his contemplations in this socalled factless autobiography, the work.
This wonderful text is considered fernando pessoa s best book of prose and was published after his death. I want pessoa to be as great as the version zenith presents. The book of disquiet is a collection of aphoristic prosepoetry musings on dreams, solitude, time and memory. If you learn a bit about his biography before reading, it will help you get a lot more out of the book because pessoa was a fascinating person. But, encouraged by pessoa, a slowness permeated my life. Share fernando pessoa quotations about dreams, soul and writing. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa, paperback. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa the book of disquiet read by adam sims unabridged.
With a preface by fernando pessoa, orthonym, the book is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Unless, perhaps, the city is lisboa and your prospective guide is the poet and writer fernando pessoa. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. Fernando pessoa wrote a guide book in english around 1925 specifically to fight what he called portugals demotion from great european capital to smallcountry city. The book of disquiet is a journal by portuguese author fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa has 725 books on goodreads with 157438 ratings. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance.
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