We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Illustration by riccardo vecchio if ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. The narrator, perhaps a standin for pessoa himself, is clearly a distant literary relative of shakespeares hamlet or eliots prufrock. 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. Fernando pessoa was born in lisbon into a wellestablished middleclass family on june 1888. Fernando pessoa e o mais universal poeta portugues. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was born in lisbon and brought up in durban, south africa. In the words of david butler in the books introduction, fernando pessoa wrote into being a heteronymic hall of mirrors from which the myriad image. Careers blog about amazon press center investor relations amazon devices amazon tours.
A voz do silencio portuguese edition kindle edition by. The book of disquiet penguin modern classics ebook. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896. Most of pessoas prolific writings, only a single volume of which appeared in. A voz do silencio the voice of silence at the portuguese national library. This is explained in the documentary movie the night fernando pessoa met constantine cavafy. Jun 19, 2015 fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. His father died when he was five an d two years later his mother married the portuguese consul in durban. The complete edition enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. Nov 01, 2007 books blog books the solitary voices of fernando pessoa for all the multitudinous personalities of his writing, it is his portrait of the isolated soul that stays with me. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse.
Fernando pessoa dedalus press links to poetry books. In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. Fernando pessoa is portugals most important contemporary poet. Cancioneiro poa mes 19111935 by fernando pessoa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is aptly titled. Written over the course of fernando pessoas life, the book of disquiet was first published in 1982, pieced together from the thousands of individual manuscript pages left behind after his death in 1935. 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. 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. A new mysticism in french poetry, new york, new york university press, 1947.
Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. The book of disquiet was found, in fragments, only after pessoa s death. Ver mas ideas sobre fernando pessoa, escritores y literatura. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He wrote under several identities, which he called heteronyms. 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. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. Alberto caeiro x alberto guzik by alberto caeiro, fernando. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Fernando pessoa is currently considered a single author.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a voz do silencio portuguese edition. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography. Disquiet refers to a feeling of anxiety, and this story has plenty of unease for both its narrator and readers. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. B of d is a work of pure genius written in gloriously lyrical, existential prose. Editores informacion privacidad terminos ayuda informacion privacidad terminos ayuda. Common knowledge publisher series fernando pessoa gutenberg. I want pessoa to be as great as the version zenith presents. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa poems by the famous poet all poetry.
Pessoa translated several books during 1915 and 1916 for a collection called. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. Im always out in the evenings doing something, the purpose of which eludes me. A voz do silencio portuguese edition and millions of other books are available for. The solitary voices of fernando pessoa for all the multitudinous personalities of his writing, it is his portrait of the isolated soul that stays with me. Im always speaking banally to someone, with a contrived smile on my face. This volume brings back into print the comprehensive collection of. 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. The statement is possible since pessoa, whose more. Pages media music record label sevenmuses musicbooks. 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. As a summary of the work of the writer generally known as fernando pessoa, this autobiographical declaration poses some unusual problems. Mysticism, esotericism, modernism, poetry, fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa.
By the birth of this heteronym, pessoa had published two books of poetry, 35 sonnets, and antinous. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Now this fragmentary modernist masterpiece appears in a major new edition that unites margaret jull costas celebrated translation with previously missing texts, presented for the first time in. The journey was never completed as news of the stock market crash of 1929 arrived.
Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. 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. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges daily chapel spring 2012. Pessoa is a profoundly introspective and honest writer who defined existential themes based upon his frank study of his own life and dreams. The washington post book world has written that fernando pessoa was portugals greatest writer of the twentieth century though some critics would even leave off that last qualifying phrase and one of the most appealing european modernists, equal in command and range to his contemporaries rilke and mandelstam. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Fernando pessoa 18881935 was one of the major poets of the 20th century, one of the major names in portuguese writing, and one of the most enigmatic figures in world literature of any period. The apocalypse according to fernando pessoa and ofelia queiros. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The selected prose of fernando pessoa is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon. Notes on mysticism and poetry in fernando pessoa brown university. A voz do silencio portuguese edition kindle edition by blavatsky, helena p.
I cant tell which of the three englishlanguage editions of the book of disquiet ive read. He wrote fine poetry under his own name as well, and each of his voices is completely different in subject, temperament, and style. Fernando pessoa briefly met the greek poet constantine cavafy while travelling to new york via london. The solitary voices of fernando pessoa books the guardian. Noventa poemas ultimos by pessoa, fernando and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Fernando pessoa primary author only author division.