Ive been drawn to existentialism which i understand to be the recognition that life lacks meaning, rendering the human condition a function of mere existence since reading sartre, camus and kierkegaard years ago. Fernando pessoa foi um poeta portugues, um dos mais importantes da lingua portuguesa. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. For its entire four hundred plus pages it offers a philosophy of a melancholic life, a philosophy of dreaming, and a philosophy of art. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. The selected prose of fernando pessoa is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon. Fall 2015 603 awell eknownpoetonceaskedmeifiwoulddohimthefavoroftransl ating. Im always speaking banally to someone, with a contrived smile on my face.
Find this book on abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. Full text of fernando pessoa as english reader and writer see other formats. 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. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of. 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. Pasiferrari fernando pessoa and aleister crowley pessoa plural. Dec 04, 2010 t he melancholy writer fernando pessoa, who died 75 years ago this week, was likely unaware of the effect he would have on portugal decades later.
Fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. 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. Buy poems of fernando pessoa reprint by pessoa, fernando, honig, edwin isbn. We dont know when or if this item will be back in stock. Fernando pessoa s books fernando pessoa average rating. Pessoa, fernando, 18881935, pessoa, fernando, 18881935 publisher. 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. Full text of fernando pessoa as english reader and writer. In his publishing house, pessoa issued also some books by his friends. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Livro do desassossego english baixe e leia livros gratuitamente. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. Fernando pessoa poems poems of fernando pessoa poem. This year is also marked as the birth year of pessoas three main literary personas which he preferred to call heteronyms rather than pseudonyms. Also included is a generous selection from pessoas masterpiece, the book of disquiet, freshly translated by richard zenith from newly discovered materials. Im always out in the evenings doing something, the purpose of which eludes me. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoa s death. Fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. Poet fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon, portugal. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. 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.
Dec 25, 2009 book of disquiet reveals a reclusive authors soul author fernando pessoa may have been a loner who lived most of his life in a single room in lisbon, portugal. Foi editor, astrologo, publicitario, tradutor tecnico, jornalista, empresario, critico literario e critico politico. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. Books by fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet. Book of disquiet reveals a reclusive authors soul author fernando pessoa may have been a loner who lived most of his life in a single room in. Texts citing the name of vicente guedes 465 appendix ii. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. Sensationism began with the friendship between fernando. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics 30may2002. Fernando pessoa drinking a glass of wine in a lisbon tavern in 1929.
The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. 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. One represents pessoas side, and it remained in the hands. T he melancholy writer fernando pessoa, who died 75 years ago this week, was likely unaware of the effect he would have on portugal decades later.
Fernando pessoa s most popular book is the book of disquiet. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. 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. One represents pessoas side, and it remained in the hands of his family until recently.
Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. It is probably difficult to separate the part each of them had in the origin of the movement, and certainly quite useless to determine it. This book provides ample evidence of his fruitful, lifelong relationship with the english language. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. Fernando pessoa has 733 books on goodreads with 162030 ratings. Aug 27, 2016 by 1914 pessoa had started publishing criticism in prose and poetry. At thirteen pessoa returned to portugal for a yearlong visit, and returned there permanently in 1905. The book of disquiet preface by fernando pessoa 3 a factless autobiography 9 a disquiet anthology 393 appendix i. Also included is a generous selection from pessoa s masterpiece, the book of disquiet, freshly translated by richard zenith from newly discovered materials.
The fact is they built up the beginnings between them. The book of disquiet also translated as the book of disquietude has a format somewhat like a journal or diary and is also a collection of vignettes and reflections. Fernando pessoa, in order to express various philosophical and poetic moods. By 1914 pessoa had started publishing criticism in prose and poetry. The book of disquiet, written by fernando pessoa, a portuguese poet, is considered an early classic of existential writing. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse. Fernando pessoa poems poems of fernando pessoa poem hunter. Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. Fernando pessoa, in full fernando antonio nogueira pessoa, born june, 1888, lisbon, port. Reflections on the book of disquiet from pessoas writings 471 notes 477 table of heteronyms 505 show more. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. Was 18 march 1914 the most extraordinary date in modern literature.
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