Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. During his lifetime, fernando pessoa only published four books. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Was 18 march 1914 the most extraordinary date in modern literature. Top 30 quotes of fernando pessoa famous quotes and. Buy poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa, edwin honig translator online at alibris. Pessoa is the portuguese word for person, and there is nothing he less wanted to be. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896. If ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa 18881935, the portuguese poet, literary critic, and essayist, is one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. Fernando pessoa has 736 books on goodreads with 163055 ratings. The book of disquiet penguin classics fernando pessoa, richard zenith isbn. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
He also wrote in and translated from english and french. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Pessoa uses literature as inspiration for daily life. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 1888 1935. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary. The book of disquiet ebook written by fernando pessoa. 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. Cancioneiro poa mes 19111935 by fernando pessoa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pessoa died at the age of forty seven in the year 1935. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa.
Fernando pessoa was a member of the modernist group orpheu. He only published four compiled books of poems, three of which were in english and only one in portuguese. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. For its entire four hundred plus pages it offers a philosophy of a melancholic life, a philosophy of dreaming, and a philosophy of art. 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. This volume brings back into print the comprehensive collection of. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the book of disquiet.
The book of disquiet penguin modern classics may 30, 2002. Fernando pessoa poems by the famous poet all poetry. Fernando pessoas most popular book is the book of disquiet. Pessoa believes that books help people live fuller lives. Top 30 quotes of fernando pessoa famous quotes and sayings. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.
In 1914, the year his first poem was published, pessoa found the three main. Books by fernando pessoa all formats kindle edition audible audiobook paperback hardcover see more sort by. The only book that we almost entirely read during that time is mensagem message. By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. During this time, pessoa became fluent in english and was educated in cape town and lisbon. Fernando pessoa briefly met the greek poet constantine cavafy while travelling to new york via london. Jun 15, 2016 while portuguese author fernando pessoa is internationally now known mostly for his masterpiece the book of disquiet, he was also an outstanding poet. 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.
Fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet goodreads. Poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa, edwin honig. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. He also wrote short essays, several of which remained unfinished. The book of disquiet penguin classics pessoa, fernando, zenith, richard, zenith, richard on. Saggi sulla lingua by pessoa, fernando and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics ebook. He wrote fine poetry under his own name as well, and each of his voices is completely different in subject, temperament, and style. Books by pessoa, fernando sorted by popularity project gutenberg. 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.
Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and raised in durban, south africa. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator. He wrote under several identities, which he called heteronyms. A little fraction of fernando pessoa portfolio is part of our high school curriculum. This is explained in the documentary movie the night fernando pessoa met constantine cavafy. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. The most celebrated portuguese poet, who had a major role in the development of modernism in his country.
The book of disquiet, fernando pessoa which statement best explains fernando pessoas viewpoint about literature. Zeniths selection of pessoa is a beautiful onevolume course in the soul of the twentieth century. In edwin honigs and susan browns superb translations, pessoa and his others live with miraculous style and vitality. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. Again and again, in both poetry and prose, pessoa denied that he existed as any kind of distinctive individual. See more ideas about fernando pessoa, words and quotes. The book of disquiet, written by fernando pessoa, a portuguese poet, is considered an early classic of existential writing. Pacheco, fernando antonio nogueira pessoa books by fernando pessoa 35 sonnets. May 30, 2002 the book of disquiet ebook written by fernando pessoa. Pessoa is the exemplary poet of the self as other, of the poem as testament to unreality, proclamation of nothingness, occasion for expectancy. His father died when he was young and his mother married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa where they lived from 1896 to 1951. Aug 30, 2016 but fernando pessoas great work offers us a different approach altogether. Books by fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet. During may and june in 1924, borges, a few months shy of his twentyfifth birthday, visited for six weeks with his parents and sister the city of lisbon, city that pessoa, then thirtysix years old, had been living in ever since he returned from south.
Do people in portugal read books by fernando pessoa. He studied briefly at the university of lisbon, and began to publish criticism, prose, and poetry soon thereafter while working as a commercial translator. Although an encounter between jorge luis borges 18991986 and fernando pessoa 18881935 seems unlikely, the possibility is real enough. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa, 1888 1935 portuguese poet fernando pessoa was born in lisbon. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer.
Born and raised in portugal, i confirm what miguel oliveira said. We want your experience with world of books to be enjoyable and problem free. 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. Jun 02, 2001 the book of disquiet fernando pessoa, trans. 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. I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura i sound and clash inside myself. The journey was never completed as news of the stock market crash of 1929 arrived. 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. 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.
Pessoa wrote opening passage in the margins of this fragment and richard zeniths translation places it at the beginning of the book. Discover book depositorys huge selection of fernando pessoa books online. Fernando pessoa is portugals most important contemporary poet. While portuguese author fernando pessoa is internationally now known mostly for his masterpiece the book of disquiet, he was also an outstanding poet. 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. His vast body of work, some of which remains unpublished, includes hundreds of poems as well as essays on philosophy, religion, literature, and politics.
In 1925, fernando pessoa wrote a guidebook to lisbon for englishspeaking visitors, and. More than sixty years after his death, seven books by and about the poetry and prose of the portuguese writer fernando pessoa have been published in english, on both sides of the atlantic, in close succession, a number of them in the same year. Poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa, paperback. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week.
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