At thirteen pessoa returned to portugal for a yearlong visit, and returned there permanently in 1905. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa june 188830 november 1935, commonly known as fernando pessoa, 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. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoa s death. The former walking dead star relied on her own heartbreaking experiences in her new nbc series, council of dads. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. Suivez fernando pessoa et explorez sa bibliographie sur sa page dauteur fernando pessoa sur. The transformation book provides significant insight. Buy poems of fernando pessoa reprint by pessoa, fernando, honig, edwin isbn. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability.
Dec 04, 2010 this lifelong crafting of various personalities leaves fernando pessoa himself as a mystery. This lifelong crafting of various personalities leaves fernando pessoa himself as a mystery. The critic harold bloom considers fernando pessoa along with pablo neruda the most representative poet of the 20th century. Poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa goodreads. His father died when pessoa was five years old, and the family moved with his mothers new husband, a consul, to durban, south africa, where pessoa attended an english school.
Fernando pessoa is one of the most significant literary figures of the the early half. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. Rediscover pessoa through lisbon, along the most important places in pessoas life accompanied. Also included is a generous selection from pessoa s masterpiece, the book of disquiet, freshly translated by richard zenith from newly discovered materials. 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. What we are cannot be transfused into word or book, our soul from us is infinitely far.
Pessoa article about pessoa by the free dictionary. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week. Em portugues do brasil by fernando pessoa jun 5, 2006. Fernando pessoa and the portuguese modernist heritage. By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Fernando pessoa simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The book of disquietude, by bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon. Every month is a good month to appreciate poetry, but in. Pessoa is considered one of the greatest portuguese poets.
Ah, its my longing for whom i might have been that distracts and torments me. The complete edition the poet fernando pessoa was a driving force behind the birth of portuguese modernism in the field of literature. Fernando pessoa is surely the most important 20th century portuguese poet. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. Fernando pessoa skip to main search results amazon prime. 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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Also included is a generous selection from pessoas masterpiece, the book of disquiet, freshly translated by richard zenith from newly discovered materials. Fernando pessoa would regularly enjoy absinthe and a sweet bica, while he continuously smoked, read or wrote. Consulta mais ideias sobre frases fernando pessoa, poesias fernando pessoa e fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa has 736 books on goodreads with 163055 ratings.
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He wrote under several identities, which he called heteronyms. 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. Pessoa is the exemplary poet of the self as other, of the poem as testament to unreality, proclamation of nothingness, occasion for expectancy. A statue of pessoa sitting at a table below can be seen outside a brasileira, one of the preferred places of young writers and artists of orpheus group during.
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Fernando pessoa com imagens fernando pessoa, pessoa. He wrote fine poetry under his own name as well, and each of his voices is completely different in subject, temperament, and style. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. Take the casa fernando pessoa itself, for instance coelho da rocha 16. Poems of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa, paperback. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. He takes a simple gesture, a familiar place and transforms it magically into something more. Fernando pessoa s most popular book is the book of disquiet. 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. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse.
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