The Book of Disquiet
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A poignant exploration of existential yearnings and disillusionment.
This book may be a good read for you if you find yourself pondering the meaning of life and the disconnect between your dreams and daily reality. The Book of Disquiet beautifully captures the internal struggles of Bernardo Soares, a dreamer trapped in the monotony of his existence. Through Soares' reflections and musings, you will be immersed in a world of existential contemplations and gain a deeper understanding of the human condition. Prepare to be moved by the raw emotion and thought-provoking insights that Pessoa's timeless work offers.
The Book of Disquiet
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ISBN: 9781846687358
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Date of Publication: 2011-01-18
Format: Paperback
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Poetry
Goodreads rating: 4.41
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Description
Fernando Pessoa was many writers in one. He attributed his prolific writings to a wide range of alternate selves, each of which had a distinct biography, ideology. and horoscope. When he died in 1935, Pessoa left behind a trunk filled with unfinished and unpublished writings, among which were the remarkable pages that make up his posthumous masterpiece, The Book of Disquiet, an astonishing work that, in George Steiner's words, "gives to Lisbon the haunting spell of Joyce's Dublin or Kafka's Prague."Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.Fernando Pessoa, one of the founders of modernism, was born in Lisbon in 1888. Most of Pessoa's writing was not published during his lifetime: The Book of Disquiet was first published in Portugal in 1982.
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