The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of. Texts citing the name of vicente guedes 465 appendix ii. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 1888 1935. This book provides ample evidence of his fruitful, lifelong relationship with the english language. Books by fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet. Fernando pessoa, born fernando antonio nogueira pessoa june, 1888 november 30, 1935, was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the portuguese language. Fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet goodreads. 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.
This almostautobiographical story tells of the sombre majesty of splendours no one knows in the very private life of its hero and offers. 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. Reflections on the book of disquiet from pessoas writings 471 notes 477 table of heteronyms 505 show more. Alberto was born on september 20, 1928 on the island of mozambique to a colonial portuguese family. Art is capability, and maybe the best art flourishes in the tension between failure and success. Dec 04, 2010 his book of disquiet a collection of incomplete writings found on loose scraps of paper and published nearly 50 years after pessoas death makes for sleepless, existential reading. Thats the advantage of knowing how to remove your mask. Im always out in the evenings doing something, the purpose of which eludes me. I post them here to remind myself of the fact that each new project has these three things. Most of pessoas prolific writings, only a single volume of which appeared in. Thanks to the recovery of a trunk, full of unpublished manuscripts, and the recognition of the poets genius, we are slowly beginning to build up a picture of his marvellous universe.
Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa was known to be a portuguese writer, poet, philosopher, publisher, translator, and literary critic. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer. His book of disquiet a collection of incomplete writings found on loose scraps of paper and published nearly 50 years after pessoas death makes for sleepless, existential reading. Pages in category fernando pessoa the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. Fernando pessoa, a modernist portuguese writer, is betterknown as a poet and for being the author of the book of disquiet, but he also wrote various short stories throughout his life. Fernando pessoa fernando pessoa 18851931 was a poet who invented a number of characters, or alter egos, which he called his heteronyms. Fernando pessoa was born in lisbon into a wellestablished middleclass family on june 1888. The book of disquiet preface by fernando pessoa 3 a factless autobiography 9 a disquiet anthology 393 appendix i. They are mainly characterised by being quite philosophical and. If ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. Escola basica fernando pessoa santa maria da feira. His father died when he was five and two years later his mother married the portuguese consul in durban. Fernando pessoa remains one of the most enigmatic writers of the 20th century.
The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. He was also portrayed as a very important literary figure of the twentieth century. Fernando pessoa i took off the mask and looked in the. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics 30may2002. See more ideas about fernando pessoa, words and quotes. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. Im always speaking banally to someone, with a contrived smile on my face.
Pessoa, fernando, 18881935, pessoa, fernando, 18881935 publisher. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. A few years later, he left portugal for london, where he made immediate inroads in londons literary crowd. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas death. Astrology and natal chart of fernando pessoa, born on 188806. Pessoa spent the formative years of his youth in south africa and was educated in the local schools where he received a thorough grounding in. I have recently finished the anthology contos escolhidos, comprising ten of his short stories. Escola basica fernando pessoa santa maria da feira home. At the age of 18, he arrived in lisbon and promptly had his first book of poems accepted by fernando pessoas publisher. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. My fascination with pessoa produced a huge output of paintings and drawings that culminated in the identity parade exhibition. Message mensagem was the only book of verse in his own language that pessoa saw through the press in his lifetime.
Livro do desassossego the book of disquiet, fernando pessoa the book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. 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. Fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. Discover book depositorys huge selection of fernando pessoa books online. On the face of it, a patriotic sequence steeped in sebastianismo, the poems offer much more than this, the kings and navigators of the portugals history standing as avatars of the poets self, their explorations and heroic deeds projections of the poets inner creative life. Fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. Fernando pessoas most popular book is the book of disquiet. Fernando pessoa s most popular book is the book of disquiet. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas.
He also wrote in and translated from english and french. Critic harold bloom referred to him in the book the western canon as the most representative poet of the twentieth century, along with pablo neruda. When he died in 1935, pessoa left behind a trunk filled with unfinished and unpublished writings, among which were the remarkable pages that make up his posthumous masterpiece, the book of disquiet, an astonishing work that, in george steiners words, gives to lisbon the haunting spell of joyces dublin or kafkas prague. Contos escolhidos by fernando pessoa a bag full of stories. Astrology and natal chart of fernando pessoa, born on 1888. Top 9 best fernando pessoa books best fernando pessoa. 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. The best fernando pessoa book series also proves that he was oneofthe finest portuguese poets of that time period. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics.
The transformation book provides significant insight. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Pessoa, fernando article about pessoa, fernando by the. Pessoa, fernando article about pessoa, fernando by the free. Livro do dessassogego por bernardo soares, 1982 the book of disquiet trans. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics ebook. 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. Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled.
For its entire four hundred plus pages it offers a philosophy of a melancholic life, a philosophy of dreaming, and a philosophy of art. Smashwords about fernado pessoa, author of 35 sonnets by. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. Smashwords about fernado pessoa, author of 35 sonnets. They are mainly characterised by being quite philosophical and sometimes even featuring esoteric. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets. Fernando pessoa has 733 books on goodreads with 162557 ratings. The works of fernando pessoa in turkish brown university. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoa s death. June, 1888 november 30, 1935, was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. 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. Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers.
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