Fernando pessoa, 1888 1935 portuguese poet fernando pessoa was born in lisbon. If ever there was a writer in flight from his name, it was fernando pessoa. He also wrote in and translated from english and french. A modernist masterwork that has now taken on a similar iconic status to ulysses, the trial or in search of lost time, fernando pessoas the book of disquiet is. 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. 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. Cancioneiro poa mes 19111935 by fernando pessoa and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
One of the oldest and most famous cafes in the old quarter of lisbon. 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. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics firm, records impressions he doesnt expect to see. A little fraction of fernando pessoa portfolio is part of our high school curriculum. He takes a simple gesture, a familiar place and transforms it magically into something more. Poet fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon, portugal. Fernando pessoa 18881935 a poet who lived most his life in lisbon, portugal, and who died in obscurity there has in recent years gained international recognition as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Apicapic in the book of disquiet, bernardo soares, an assistant bookkeeper in a lisbon fabrics. Born in 1888, fernando pessoa is widxely considered portugals greatest modern poet and author. Do people in portugal read books by fernando pessoa. Nov 30, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Pessoa is the exemplary poet of the self as other, of the poem as testament to unreality, proclamation of nothingness, occasion for expectancy. Saggi sulla lingua by pessoa, fernando and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pessoaskulptur vor dem cafe a brasileira im stadtteil chiado in. Now richard zenith has collected in a single volume all the major poetry of one of the most extraordinary poetic talents the century has produced microsoft networks. In edwin honigs and susan browns superb translations, pessoa and his others live with miraculous style and vitality. Follow fernando pessoa and explore their bibliography from s fernando pessoa author page. Fernando pessoa gutenberg publisher series librarything. This volume brings back into print the comprehensive collection of. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was born in lisbon. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. As 293 melhores imagens em fernando pessoa fernando pessoa.
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Born and raised in portugal, i confirm what miguel oliveira said. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Blog ten things you might not have known about fernando pessoa. It displays his personal possessions and manuscripts, and includes a library. The selected prose of fernando pessoa by fernando pessoa.
In the preface to the book of disquiet, pessoa wrote about himself. With an introduction that illuminates the life and work of this elusive. Again and again, in both poetry and prose, pessoa denied that he existed as any. Fernando pessoa poems by the famous poet all poetry. It is sometimes said that the four greatest portuguese poets of modern times are fernando pessoa. Fernando pessoa books list of books by author fernando pessoa. Um dos mais conhecidos, importantes escritor modernista e poeta da lingua brasileira. This may well be one of the most photographed spots in lisbon, since the bronze statue, created in. The selected prose of fernando pessoa is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon. He is distinguished as the most momentous literary figure of the 20th century who played a major role in the. Dec 04, 2010 this lifelong crafting of various personalities leaves fernando pessoa himself as a mystery. Fernando pessoa would regularly enjoy absinthe and a sweet bica, while he continuously smoked, read or wrote. Pessoa s 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.
During may and june in 1924, borges, a few months shy of his twentyfifth birthday, visited for six weeks with his parents and sister the city of lisbon, city that pessoa, then thirtysix years old, had been living in ever since he returned from south. Fernando pessoa is portugals most important contemporary poet. This lifelong crafting of various personalities leaves fernando pessoa himself as a mystery. By bernardo soares, assistant bookkeeper in the city of lisbon. Bernando soares, the eponymous author of the book of disquiet, a bookkeeper in lisbon, records his observations of everyday life as if we were walking through an art gallery. As 293 melhores imagens em fernando pessoa fernando. He wrote fine poetry under his own name as well, and each of his voices is completely different in subject, temperament, and style. Il libro dellinquietudine emozioni senza tempo vol. Suivez fernando pessoa et explorez sa bibliographie sur sa page dauteur fernando pessoa sur. The cafe a brasileira the brazilian lady cafe is a cafe at 120 rua garrett at one end of the largo do chiado in the district of the same name, in civil parish of sacramento, near the baixachiado metro stop and close to the university. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa was a poet and writer.
A statue of fernando pessoa awaits us in chiado, more precisely on the terrace of the cafe a brasileira, where he used to write and have debates with his friends. Upward ricardo reis crown me with roses pessoa poems englishnederlands. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. He wrote under several identities, which he called heteronyms. The statement is possible since pessoa, whose more. All of this work was hidden away inside a trunk in his apartment, with the exception of a small book of poetry called mensagem, a handful of short articles for. He is distinguished as the most momentous literary figure of the 20th century who played a major role in the development of modernism in his country.
Fernando pessoa e o mais universal poeta portugues. His last home, where he lived for 15 years between 1920 and 1935, is now a museum and cultural space in his memory. A statue of pessoa sitting at a table below can be seen outside a brasileira, one of the preferred places of young writers and artists of orpheus group during. Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the family lived from 1896. Fernando pessoa, recognized as the greatest poet of the portuguese language was born on th of june 1888 in lisbon, portugal. Although an encounter between jorge luis borges 18991986 and fernando pessoa 18881935 seems unlikely, the possibility is real enough. His father died when he was young and his mother married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa where they lived from 1896 to 1951. Fernando pessoa 18881935, the portuguese poet, literary critic, and essayist, is one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. Classicos da literatura brasileira e portuguesa duration. Zeniths selection is beautifully translated, compact while appropriately. His father died when pessoa was five years old, and the family moved with his mothers new husband, a consul, to durban, south africa, where pessoa attended an english school. Discovering fernando pessoa around lisbon a bag full of. During this time, pessoa became fluent in english and was educated in cape town and lisbon.
Later his mother maria madalena nogueira pessoa, married the portuguese consul in durban in south africa, and the. This may well be one of the most photographed spots in lisbon, since the bronze statue, created in the 1980s by the sculptor lagoa henriques, consists of fernando pessoa sat near a. Fernando pessoa, one of the greatest portuguese poets, whose modernist work gave portuguese literature european significance. Fernando pessoa 18881935 sonnets 1918, english poems 1922 and mensagem 1934. Fernando antonio nogueira pessoa, foi um poeta, escritor, publicitario, astrologo, critico literario, inventor, empresario, tradutor, correspondente comercial, filosofo e comentarista politico portugues.
Discovering fernando pessoa around lisbon a bag full of stories. Pessoa is the portuguese word for person, and there is nothing he less wanted to be. Fernando pessoa became bernardo soares, channeling each scrap of paper making up the book of disquiet through his alter ego. The book of disquiet first came out in portugal in 1982. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary. The best books to read before visiting lisbon culture trip. 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. The book of disquiet with music by max richter, on the nature of daylight. Published posthumously, the book of disquiet is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a factless autobiography.
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