At the new yorker, adam kirsch guides readers along the timeline of portuguese poet fernando pessoas mysterious life and even more fascinating literary afterlife. 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 completely different, and showing how pessoa was constrained by his own creations and creativity. 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. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Kirsch explains, if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa.
He also wrote in and translated from english and french. I cant tell which of the three englishlanguage editions of the book of disquiet ive read. Rafael baldaia, charles robert anon, joaquim moura costa, alexander search e david. The book of disquiet is funny, lifeaffirming, and, of course, desperately sad. At the new yorker, adam kirsch guides readers along the timeline of portuguese poet fernando pessoa s mysterious life and even more fascinating literary afterlife. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. It was created in honor of the poet fernando pessoa, and conceived as a home of poetry. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Dizia pessoa rafael baldaia, o astrologo criado por.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. The book includes four poems by fernando pessoa himself, and two each respectively by his three major heteronyms, each translation accompanied by the portuguese text handwritten by four different people, referring of course, to those four major persons who authored pessoa s poetry.
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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fernando pessoa, life and work, comicbook, bernardo soares, a day in the life of. Do vazio ao cais absoluto ou fernando pessoa entre oriente e. Fernando pessoa portugalvisitor travel guide to portugal. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was 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 pessoas the book of disquiet is edited and translated with an introduction by richard zenith in penguin modern classics. As we are talking about fernando pessoa i need,at least, to post two of his quotes or else i would be dishonoring me. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. Isni 0000000121031824 anon, charles robert pseud 1888.
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. In these random impressions, with no desire to be other than random, i indifferently narrate my factless autobiography, my lifeless history. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. His book of disquiet a collection of incomplete writings found on loose scraps of. The selected prose of fernando pessoa fernando pessoa.
O esoterismo estava sempre presente em fernando pessoa. Presence of islamic philosophy in unpublished writings by the. The heteronyms launch movements and write manifestos, and one of them attempts to break up pessoa s only known. Obra edita plano editorial da olisipo arquivo pessoa. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that. November 30, 1935 in the same city was a portuguese poet and writer. Fernando pessoa biography childhood, life achievements.
The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoa s death. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse. Isbn 97885212345 impresso isbn 97885212352 ebook 1. His book of disquiet a collection of incomplete writings found on loose scraps of paper and published nearly 50 years after pessoa. Pessoa, fernando article about pessoa, fernando by the free. 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. 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. Those books which are called boys books and deal with exciting experiences i cared.
The worry arabic edition by fernando pessoa, paperback. The selected prose of fernando pessoa is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. 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. Buy the book of disquiet penguin modern classics new ed by pessoa, fernando, zenith, richard isbn. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. May 21, 2001 fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. Fernando pessoa s books fernando pessoa average rating. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. The book of disquiet 1982 is a novel by portuguese author fernando pessoa, published posthumously, using the heteronym bernardo soares quotes.
The transformation book provides significant insight. Much studied by pessoan critics, who have different interpretations regarding the books proper organization, the book of disquiet was first published in portuguese in 1982, 47 years after pessoas death the. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of. Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled.
What is the best sentence written by fernando pessoa. The book includes four poems by fernando pessoa himself, and two each respectively by his three major heteronyms, each translation accompanied by the portuguese text handwritten by four different people, referring of course, to those four major persons who authored pessoas poetry. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. Author jeh posted on december 20, 2016 january 9, 2017 categories 20th century, novel 19001999, portugal tags fernando pessoa, the book of disquiet leave a comment on fernando pessoa the book of disquiet,1988. Join facebook to connect with fernando rafael and others you may know.
Fernando pessoa o fado e a alma portuguesa apresentacao 2. Fernando pessoa, in full fernando antonio nogueira pessoa, born june, 1888, lisbon, port. Im always speaking banally to someone, with a contrived smile on my face. He had written thousands of texts under at least 72 heteronyms besides fernando pessoa. Dizia pessoa rafael baldaia, o astrologo criado por fernando pessoa paulo cardoso paulo cardoso. I want pessoa to be as great as the version zenith presents. Isni 0000000121031824 anon, charles robert pseud 18881935. Pessoa was born in lisbon in 1888 but following the early death of his father from tb, the young boy and his mother moved to durban in south africa, where his new stepfather was the portuguese consul. He moved to durban, south africa, as a child, becoming bilingual portuguese, english. The new yorker investigates fernando pessoas poetry. Pessoa created the semiheteronym bernardo soares, and wrote fictional journal for a period of 20 years, which became the book of disquietude.
Atravessa durban e lisboa, a vida e a morte, o genio e a loucura, fantasmas e sessoes espiritas. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa 18881935 was portugals most celebrated 20th century poet and also worked as a literary critic and translator. Author jeh posted on december 20, 2016 january 9, 2017 categories 20th century, novel 19001999, portugal tags fernando pessoa, the book of disquiet leave a. Fernando pessoa s the book of disquiet is aptly titled. Dec 04, 2010 fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. Fernando e rafael vem cantando pelas estradas da vida levando muita animacao, alegria e muita musica por onde passam.
Fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. Fernando pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas death. This book provides ample evidence of his fruitful, lifelong relationship with the english language. Abstract a brief introduction to a comicbook about fernando pessoa is presented and followed by a segment of the same comicbook, about the assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon bernardo soares. Pdf do vazio ao cais absoluto ou fernando pessoa entre. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. 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. Much studied by pessoan critics, who have different interpretations regarding the books proper organization, the book of disquiet was first published in portuguese in 1982, 47 years after pessoas death the author died at age 47 in 1935. A study in human nature 1902, nova iorque, prometheus books, 2002, pp. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. Do vazio ao cais absoluto ou fernando pessoa entre oriente e ocidente.
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