No belo poema mar portugues, fernando pessoa acerta na mosca com os versos. Introduction teresa rita lopes explains in the preface of the livros horizonte edition how this guidebook on lisbon by pessoa was found in the authors paper trunk in the late 80s as a bunch of unordered typewritten pages. Im always out in the evenings doing something, the purpose of which eludes me. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. The book of disquiet is the portuguese modernist master fernando pessoas greatest literary achievement. T he melancholy writer fernando pessoa, who died 75 years ago this week, was likely unaware of the effect he would have on portugal decades later. As mais variadas edicoes, novas, seminovas e usadas pelo melhor preco. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. During this time, pessoa became fluent in english and was educated in cape town and lisbon.
An autobiography or diary containing exquisite melancholy observations, aphorisms, and ruminations, this classic work grapples with all the eternal questions. 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 and the multiple faces we show on the net. Since 2005, the works of fernando pessoa are in the public domain, so the full text in english is available below together with photographic references. Pessoa s 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. 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.
O poema esta inserido na obra mensagem, sendo o poema principal da segunda parte, mar portugues. Por te cruzarmos, quantas maes choraram, quantos filhos em vao rezaram. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896. Naquela epoca, navegar no cabo bojador era morte na certa. The transformation book provides significant insight. Nov 12, 2012 fernando pessoa, tal como muitos outros autores conhecidos camoes, por exemplo, relataram nas suas obras os descobrimentos portugueses. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer.
The selected prose of fernando pessoa fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. Fernando pessoa biography childhood, life achievements. Cap boujdour is a headland on the northern coast of western sahara, at 26 07 37n, 14 29 57w various sources give various locations. Fernando pessoa quotes author of the book of disquiet. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. Qual o sentido dos versos quem quer passar alem do. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics ebook.
The original version, written in english, was translated to. For its entire four hundred plus pages it offers a philosophy of a melancholic life, a philosophy of dreaming, and a philosophy of art. 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. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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. The book was finished in the end of 1925 according to some references in the text. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. Im always speaking banally to someone, with a contrived smile on my face.
Ao passar o cabo bojador, os navegadores portugueses entraram em mares ate entao desconhecidos, enfrentando inumeros perigos. Mejores libros, ebooks o novelas del escritor fernando pessoa con su biografia y bibliografia. 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. Descoberta e exploracao da costa ocidental africana. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse. 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.
Now richard zenith has collected in a single volume all the major poetry of one of the most extraordinary poetic talents the century has produced microsoft networks. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. Navegando junto a costa, era dificil vencer os baixios e as correntes traicoeiras. The true, the one we dreamed of in childhood and go on dreaming of as adults in a substratum of mist. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is one such modern masterpiece that i read last week.
Dec 04, 2010 t he melancholy writer fernando pessoa, who died 75 years ago this week, was likely unaware of the effect he would have on portugal decades later. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. Fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. Ao passar o cabo bojador, os navegadores portugueses entraram em mares ate entao desconhecidos. Geographic and web references are currently being added to transform this guide into a really interactive book, with a printerfriendly version. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. The selected prose of fernando pessoa is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon. Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.
Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics 30may2002. The first comprehensive english translation of poetry from the renowned portuguese author of the book of disquiet. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. 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. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails.