With an introduction that illuminates the life and work of this elusive. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. A direita, quase em frente a quem imagina o quarto, ha uma unica janela. Now this fragmentary modernist masterpiece appears in a major new edition that unites margaret jull costas celebrated translation with previously missing texts, presented for the first time in. 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 books list of books by author fernando. Fall 2015 603 awell eknownpoetonceaskedmeifiwoulddohimthefavoroftransl ating. Fernando pessoa, one of the most original poets of european modernism, was born in lisbon on the th june 1888.
Fernando pessoa e o mais universal poeta portugues. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read aforismos e afins. Fernando pessoa was born in lisbon into a wellestablished middleclass family on june 1888. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. Pessoa translated a number of portuguese books into english, and into portuguese the scarlet letter by. Fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet goodreads. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Now richard zenith has collected in a single volume all the major poetry of one of the most extraordinary poetic talents the century has produced microsoft networks. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. This volume brings back into print the comprehensive collection of.
In 1905 he left for south africa with his mother and stepfather who had been appointed portuguese consul in durban. Fernando pessoa gutenberg publisher series librarything. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa, mais conhecido como fernando pessoa, foi um poeta, filosofo e escritor portugues. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet page. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. Fernando pessoa remains one of the most enigmatic writers of the 20th century. A mensagem e sem duvida a mais importante obra do grande poeta portugues fernando pessoa.
Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. 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. Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. The daily telegraph i plan to use this book every year in my course at yale. Sometimes i muse about how wonderful it would be if i could string all my dreams together into one continuous life, a life consisting of entire days full of imaginary companions and created people. 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. Fernando pessoa 18881935 a poet who lived most his life in lisbon, portugal, and who died in obscurity there has in recent years gained international recognition as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas death. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. Written over the course of fernando pessoas life, the book of disquiet was first published in 1982, pieced together from the thousands of individual manuscript pages left behind after his death in 1935. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer. 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.
The translation is at once penetrating and delicately observant of pessoas astute melancholy. By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon by fernando pessoa. Aforismos e afins ebook written by fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa is portugals most important contemporary poet. He lived in a small apartment in the rua dos douradores, and all he had in life was a few accounting books and the gift of. Fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. It was to bernardo soares that pessoa ascribed his book of disquiet, first made available in english in a briefer version by richard zenith in 1991. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. If ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. His father died when he was five and two years later his mother married the portuguese consul in durban.
Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics ebook. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics may 30, 2002. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets. 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.
Furthermore, a great number of the books which fernando pessoa read, and. Aqui fez os estudos secundarios, obtendo resultados brilhantes. Books by fernando pessoa all formats kindle edition audible audiobook paperback hardcover see more sort by. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas. Fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. Fernando pessoa the writer university fernando pessoa. He is distinguished as the most momentous literary figure of the 20th century who played a major role in the development of modernism in his country. He wrote under several identities, which he called heteronyms. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. Considerado um dos mais importantes escritores e poetas do modernismo.
Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa, foi um poeta, escritor, publicitario, astrologo, critico literario, inventor, empresario, tradutor, correspondente comercial, filosofo e comentarista politico portugues. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. 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. 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. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Foram organizadas pela professora portuguesa e especialista no autor,teresa rita lopes, tambem e escritora.
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