It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. 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. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa, one of the most original poets of european modernism, was born in lisbon on the th june 1888. I cant tell which of the three englishlanguage editions of the book of disquiet ive read. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa, paperback. Fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Pessoa sailed with his mother to south africa to join his step father, who was a military officer from portugal stationed in durban.
This lifelong crafting of various personalities leaves fernando pessoa himself as a mystery. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. Mensagem e um livro do poeta portugues fernando pessoa, publicado ainda. 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. Books by fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet. Fernando pessoa library has a reading room with seating for 68 people, plus a higher level with 10 seats, a technical office, 2 group study offices and research stations equipped with internet access, intended exclusively for ufps students and employees. 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.
The book of disquiet is funny, lifeaffirming, and, of course, desperately sad. Fernando pessoa biography childhood, life achievements. His father died of tuberculosis when he was only 2 years old and his mother remarried. Fernando pessoa hitta det lagsta priset hos pricerunner nu. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal.
Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator. Nar han dog hittade hans anhoriga ytterligare texter. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. For its entire four hundred plus pages it offers a philosophy of a melancholic life, a philosophy of dreaming, and a philosophy of art. The 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. Fernando pessoa biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. Spara pengar genom att jamfora priser pa 77 modeller. Against the common idea of pessoa as someone who didnt write books and only left. Fernando pessoa s most popular book is the book of disquiet. Obras escogidas del padre fray benito jeronimo feijoo y montenegro. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoa s death.
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. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics fernando pessoa. Howes fernando pessoa is widely considered to be the greatest portuguese poet of the twentieth century and a major writer of european stature. Fall 2015 603 awell eknownpoetonceaskedmeifiwoulddohimthefavoroftransl ating. Fernando pessoa the writer university fernando pessoa. Book of disquiet the complete edition fernando pessoa. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
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Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In 1905 he left for south africa with his mother and stepfather who had been appointed portuguese consul in durban. The book of disquiet is the portuguese modernist master fernando pessoas greatest literary achievement. He also wrote in and translated from english and french.
The book of disquiet penguin modern classics ebook. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. Zeniths new complete translation of the book of disquiet has now taken on a. Fernando pessoa has 725 books on goodreads with 157438 ratings. The book of disquiet penguin classics pessoa, fernando, zenith, richard, zenith, richard on. Pa portugisiska utkom endast en bok under hans livstid, mensagem budskap, 1934. 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. Mensagem portuguese edition and millions of other books are available for. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric.
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