Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer. His father died when he was five and two years later his mother married the portuguese consul in durban. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. Fernando pessoa s most popular book is the book of disquiet. Discover book depositorys huge selection of fernando pessoa books online. Fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet goodreads. A few years later, he left portugal for london, where he made immediate inroads in londons literary crowd. Contos escolhidos by fernando pessoa a bag full of stories. The works of fernando pessoa in turkish brown university. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas death. 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. Fernando pessoas most popular book is the book of disquiet. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary.
Fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. 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. Im always out in the evenings doing something, the purpose of which eludes me. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas. I have recently finished the anthology contos escolhidos, comprising ten of his short stories. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando 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. Escola basica fernando pessoa santa maria da feira home.
When he died in 1935, pessoa left behind a trunk filled with unfinished and unpublished writings, among which were the remarkable pages that make up his posthumous masterpiece, the book of disquiet, an astonishing work that, in george steiners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. Astrology and natal chart of fernando pessoa, born on 1888. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. At the age of 18, he arrived in lisbon and promptly had his first book of poems accepted by fernando pessoas publisher.
Pessoa, fernando article about pessoa, fernando by the. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. He moved to durban, south africa, as a child, becoming bilingual portuguese, english. Im always speaking banally to someone, with a contrived smile on my face. Reflections on the book of disquiet from pessoas writings 471 notes 477 table of heteronyms 505 show more. This almostautobiographical story tells of the sombre majesty of splendours no one knows in the very private life of its hero and offers.
Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 1888 1935. The transformation book provides significant insight. I post them here to remind myself of the fact that each new project has these three things. Escola basica fernando pessoa santa maria da feira. By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon.
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. Livro do dessassogego por bernardo soares, 1982 the book of disquiet trans. November 30, 1935 in the same city was a poet and writer. Fernando pessoa was born in lisbon into a wellestablished middleclass family on june 1888. Fernando pessoa i took off the mask and looked in the. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. Thats the advantage of knowing how to remove your mask.
As a summary of the work of the writer generally known as fernando pessoa, this autobiographical declaration poses some unusual problems. Astrology and natal chart of fernando pessoa, born on 188806. Texts citing the name of vicente guedes 465 appendix ii. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. My fascination with pessoa produced a huge output of paintings and drawings that culminated in the identity parade exhibition. Fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. Top 9 best fernando pessoa books best fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa fernando pessoa 18851931 was a poet who invented a number of characters, or alter egos, which he called his heteronyms. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics ebook. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. Books by fernando pessoa author of the book of disquiet. The best fernando pessoa book series also proves that he was oneofthe finest portuguese poets of that time period.
Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. Firstly, turkish is the only language that has been written in as many as eight. Art is capability, and maybe the best art flourishes in the tension between failure and success. 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. Livro do desassossego the book of disquiet, fernando pessoa the book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets.
Fernando pessoa remains one of the most enigmatic writers of the 20th century. The first comprehensive english translation of poetry from the renowned portuguese author of the book of disquiet. He was also portrayed as a very important literary figure of the twentieth century. Most of pessoas prolific writings, only a single volume of which appeared in. 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. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. This book provides ample evidence of his fruitful, lifelong relationship with the english language. 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. 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 narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of. They are mainly characterised by being quite philosophical and. The book of disquiet preface by fernando pessoa 3 a factless autobiography 9 a disquiet anthology 393 appendix i.
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. 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. 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. See more ideas about fernando pessoa, words and quotes. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa was known to be a portuguese writer, poet, philosopher, publisher, translator, and literary critic. 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. 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. Pages in category fernando pessoa the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. Pessoa, fernando, 18881935, pessoa, fernando, 18881935 publisher. 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 book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoa s death. If ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa.
Alberto was born on september 20, 1928 on the island of mozambique to a colonial portuguese family. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. Message mensagem was the only book of verse in his own language that pessoa saw through the press in his lifetime. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics 30may2002. Smashwords about fernado pessoa, author of 35 sonnets. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. 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. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week.
Pessoa, fernando article about pessoa, fernando by the free. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. Smashwords about fernado pessoa, author of 35 sonnets by. The works of fernando pessoa in turkish hakan atay fernando pessoa would perhaps deeply appreciate at least three decisive and one accidental quality of turkish literature if he had the chance to learn about them. Jan 28, 2012 these words by portuguese writer fernando pessoa express the frustrations of being a writer or artist. Fernando pessoa has 733 books on goodreads with 162557 ratings. They are mainly characterised by being quite philosophical and sometimes even featuring esoteric. 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.
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