"Readers with a particular interest in modernism will find this work indispensable."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Pessoa's amazing personality is as beguiling and mysterious as his unique poetic output."--William Boyd
A self-deprecating reflection on the sheer distance between the loftiness of feelings and the humdrum reality of life, "The Book of Disquiet" is a classic of existentialist literature.
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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"Readers with a particular interest in modernism will find this work indispensable."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Pessoa's amazing personality is as beguiling and mysterious as his unique poetic output."--William Boyd
A self-deprecating reflection on the sheer distance between the loftiness of feelings and the humdrum reality of life, "The Book of Disquiet" is a classic of existentialist literature.
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.
Imprint | Serpent's Tail |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Serpent's Tail Classics |
Release date | May 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2011 |
Authors | Fernando Pessoa |
Introduction by | William Boyd |
Translators | Margaret Jull Costa |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 262 |
Edition | Main |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84668-735-8 |
Barcode | 9781846687358 |
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LSN | 1-84668-735-7 |