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Written over the course of fernando pessoa s life, it was first published in 1982, pieced together from the thousands of individual manuscript pages left behind by pessoa after his death in 1935. The portuguese author attributed his work to literary alter egos that he called heteronyms, each of which had a fully developed identity. Fernando pessoa and the book of disquiet others can write better, and truer, things about fernando pessoa than i can, but the salient facts for these purposes are that pessoa 18881935 was a portuguese writer who published very little during his lifetime. I cant remember ever having been so disappointed to see a book come to an end. The book of disquiet ebook written by fernando pessoa. The book is an aggregation of disparate diary entries that are abstract, dense, and at times, eccentric. Margaret jull costa sitting at his desk, bernardo soares imagined himself free forever of rua dos douradores, of his boss vasques, of moreira the book keeper, of all the other employees, the errand boy, the post boy. Fernando pessoa s the book of disquiet dalkey archive scholarly by thomas j cousineau a richly insightful guide to fernando pessoa s masterpiece, for both students and the common reader. 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. The book of disquiet by fernando pessoa is perfect to dip into during sleepless nights, says sophia martelli. As for guedes, pessoa opens, this book is not by him, it is him. The authors description of a consciousness experiencing what we call life is genius. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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