Adverse genres in fernando pessoa pessoa, fernando. Livro do desassossego the book of disquiet, fernando pessoa the book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. Antonio lobo antunes, the inquisitors manual, grove, new york, ny, 2003. This collection of the work of fernando pessoa 18881935 answers that question. The book of disquietude by fernando pessoa, richard zenith. Fernando pessoa, the selected prose of fernandopessoa, grove press new york, ny, 2001. There are 25,426 items in the archive, including those that constitute the book of disquietude. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Dec 31, 2002 the book of disquiet penguin classics pessoa, fernando, zenith, richard, zenith, richard on. The critical edition of fernando pessoas complete english poems is yet to come. 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. What is the book of disquiet livro do desassossego by fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa, the book of disquietude, the complete edition translated from the portuguese by margaret jull costa, kindle edition. Pessoa, fernando, jackson, kenneth david poet, shortstory writer, feverish inventorfernando pessoa was one of the most innovative figures shaping european modernism.
Pessoa created the semiheteronym bernardo soares, and wrote fictional journal for a period of 20 years, which became the book of disquietude. Fernando pessoa short story writers, life achievements. Pessoa plurala journal of fernando pessoa studies, n. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. Fernando pessoa biography childhood, life achievements.
Conceived in 1916, soares is, pessoa declared, amutilation of his own personality. Publishers weeklypessoas amazing personality is as beguiling and mysterious. Fernando pessoathe book of disquiet poetry philosophical. Pessoa in lisboa hobart and william smith colleges. Fernando pessoathe book of disquiet free ebook download as pdf. Fernando pessoas book of disquiet livro do desassossegoldod. Readers with a particular interest in modernism will find this work indispensable.
This almostautobiographical story tells of the sombre majesty of splendours no one knows in the very private life of its hero and offers. The fragmentary kinetics of writing in the book of disquiet jstor. Serpents tail 1991 the book of disquiet fernando pessoa pdf. 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. Known for a repertoire of works penned by multiple invented authorswhich he termed heteronyms the portuguese writer gleefully subverted the notion of what it means to be an. May 30, 2002 fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. The book of disquietude aspects of portugal paperback december 1, 1996 by fernando pessoa author 5. He takes a simple gesture, a familiar place and transforms it magically into something more. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa.
C outside, i was the space between the octopus and the glass, between the sea dragon and the aquatic plants it resembles. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. Bernando soares, the eponymous author of the book of disquiet, a bookkeeper in lisbon, records his observations of everyday life as if we were walking through an art gallery. The book of disquietude, by bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon fernando pessoa, fernando, 18881935. 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.
Pessoa plurala journal of fernando pessoa studies, n 8, 2015, p. Conceived in 1916, soares is, pessoa declared, amutilation of. Pdf the fragmentary kinetics of writing in the book of disquiet. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Out of these fragments, pessoas project for a work called livro do desassossego once translated as the book of disquietude, now as the book of disquiet was discovered, but the book was found to have multiple authors, no discernible order, and was never completed. In this edition, scott esposito and bradley babendir discuss fernando pessoas the book of disquiet.
It is an essential introduction to the work of one of the most original european poets of the twentieth century. The book of disquietude is the factless autobiography of bernardo soares, one of the 72 literary personae with which portugals greatest poet fernando pessoa 18881935 created the theater of himself. Conceived in 1916, soares is, pessoa declares, a mutilation of his own personality. The book of disquiet is the portuguese modernist master fernando pessoas greatest literary achievement. Online book the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa amazon. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Pessoa, book of disquietude o at the oceanarium 40. Buy the book of disquietude by fernando pessoa, richard zenith translator online at alibris. The book of disquietude aspects of portugal pessoa, fernando on. I want pessoa to be as great as the version zenith presents. Fernando pessoas famous book of disquietude was left. Book of disquiet has been a privilege, a pleasure and a challenge. Fernando pessoa, the book of disquietude, carcanet manchester, england, 1991, revised edition, penguin new york, ny, 2003.
By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. The book of disquietude by fernando pessoa, translated by richard zenith, text 104, 1982. 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. Out of these fragments, pessoas project for a work called livro do desassossego once translated as the book of disquietude, now as the. Jun 02, 2001 the book of disquiet fernando pessoa, trans.
He had written thousands of texts under at least 72 heteronyms besides fernando pessoa. I cant tell which of the three englishlanguage editions of the book of disquiet ive read. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 1888 1935. The book of disquietude is the factless autobiography of bernardo soares, one of the 72 literary heteronyms personae or masks with which fernando pessoa created the theatre of himself.
Dec 10, 2017 fernando pessoa, the book of disquietude, the complete edition translated from the portuguese by margaret jull costa, kindle edition. Endnotes also indicate, by means of an asterisk, those c. Twentyfive unpublished english poems by fernando pessoa. The book of disquiet is a work by the portuguese author fernando pessoa 18881935. Carcanet in association with the calouste gulbenkian foundation, the instituto camoes, the instituto da biblioteca nacional e do livro, 1995 ocolc6244866. Like im sick of everything, and of the everythingness of everything. Online book the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa. Was 18 march 1914 the most extraordinary date in modern literature.
An assembly of sometimes linked fragments, it is a. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoas death. He attributed his prolific writings to a wide range of alternative selves, each of whom had a distinct biography. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. 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. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life. The book of disquiet 1997 mies jota ei koskaan ollut tv movie 1996 pessoa novel 1995 a luz incerta novel 1994 continuum. By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon, translated and with an introduction by richard zenith, sheep meadow press riverdaleonhudson, ny, 1996. Fernando pessoa was one of the most powerful figures of the portuguese literary world who significantly contributed to portuguese literature of the 20 th century.
Online book the book of disquiet by fernando pessoa amazon english text mobile online original link read. The book of disquiet is the weirdest autobiography ever electric. 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. But no, shes abstract, is a bird, of sound in the air of air soaring, and her soul sings unencumbered, because the songs what makes her sing. 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. He was a poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. Taylor the book of disquietude a sampler selected by p. The book of disquietude or the book of disquiet livro do desassossego in portuguese, published posthumously, is one of the greatest works by fernando pessoa. Buy fernando pessoa books and gifts, all with free worldwide delivery. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary.
He also wrote in and translated from english and french. Novel, a show without a plot, applies to the prose art of static theater, which. Pessoa, fernando, jackson, kenneth david poet, shortstory writer, feverish inventor fernando pessoa was one of the most innovative figures shaping european modernism. For fernando pessoa the book functions as a generative and ideal con. 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. An autobiography or diary containing exquisite melancholy observations, aphorisms, and ruminations, this classic work grapples with all the eternal questions. Known for a repertoire of works penned by multiple invented authorswhich he termed heteronymsthe portuguese writer gleefully subverted the notion of what it means to be an. Fernando pessoa, was a magnificent portuguese writer, who spent all of his life in relative obscurity leading quite a lonely life.