The Book of Disquiet - Softcover

Pessoa, Fernando

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1852427582 ISBN 13: 9781852427580

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2002

Synopsis

"There is a distinguished mind at work beneath the totally acceptable dullness of clerking. The mind is that of Pessoa. We must be given the chance to learn more about him."—Anthony Burgess, Observer

Seated at his desk in the Lisbon’s Rua dos Douradores, Bernardo Soares, an assistant book-keeper, writes his diary—a self-deprecating reflection on the sheer distance between the loftiness of his feelings and the humdrum reality of his everyday life.

"This is a prize-winning translation of a classic of existential literature—a book acknowledged by the critics as "the most beautiful diary of the century."

Fernando Pessoa grew up in Durban, South Africa, where his stepfather was Portuguese consul. He returned to Lisbon in 1905 and worked as a clerk until his death in 1935.

About this title

About the Author:

Fernando Pessoa, one of the founders of modernism, was born in Lisbon in 1888. He grew up in Durban, South Africa, where his stepfather was Portuguese consul. He returned to Lisbon in 1905 and worked as a clerk in an import-export company until his death in 1935. Most of Pessoa's writing was not published during his lifetime: The Book of Disquiet first came out in Portugal in 1982. Since its first publication, it has been hailed as a classic.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Portugese

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1852427582
• ISBN 13: 9781852427580
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288