The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa
The definitive edition of the much-loved classic.
The very book to read when you wake at 3am and can't get back to sleep - mysteries, misgivings, fears and dreams and wondermentLike nothing else. -- Philip Pullman
In a time which celebrates fame, success, stupidity, convenience and noise, here is the perfect antidote -- John Lanchester * Daily Telegraph *
A complete masterpiece, the sort of book one makes friends with and cannot bear to be parted with -- Paul Bailey * Independent *
A meandering, melancholic series of reveries and meditations ... beguiling and mysterious -- William Boyd
It's hard to explain how this modernist hymnal of boredom, fatigue, dejection and jadedness is so beautiful and life affirming -- Mike McCormack * New Statesman Books of the Year *
To read and then contemplate him is to be lifted a little bit above the earth in a floating bubble. One becomes both of the world and not of it. There's no one like him, apart from all of us. -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
An odd, occasionally exasperating and sometimes beautiful book and one that will be your friend at 3am on a sleepless night. -- Sophia Martelli * Observer *
Fernando Pessoa was simply one of the best 20th-century writers ever... captivating... a series of beautifully wistful reminiscences, diary entries and aphoristic snippets... we recommend it like crazy. Pick one up and open it anywhere and we promise you'll be richly rewarded. -- Stuart Hammond * Dazed and Confused *
Gorgeous ... utterly original * The New York Times *
A reading experience unlike any other ... you will never forget it, or stop waiting to return to it -- Chris Power * New Statesman *
In a time which celebrates fame, success, stupidity, convenience and noise, here is the perfect antidote -- John Lanchester * Daily Telegraph *
A complete masterpiece, the sort of book one makes friends with and cannot bear to be parted with -- Paul Bailey * Independent *
A meandering, melancholic series of reveries and meditations ... beguiling and mysterious -- William Boyd
It's hard to explain how this modernist hymnal of boredom, fatigue, dejection and jadedness is so beautiful and life affirming -- Mike McCormack * New Statesman Books of the Year *
To read and then contemplate him is to be lifted a little bit above the earth in a floating bubble. One becomes both of the world and not of it. There's no one like him, apart from all of us. -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
An odd, occasionally exasperating and sometimes beautiful book and one that will be your friend at 3am on a sleepless night. -- Sophia Martelli * Observer *
Fernando Pessoa was simply one of the best 20th-century writers ever... captivating... a series of beautifully wistful reminiscences, diary entries and aphoristic snippets... we recommend it like crazy. Pick one up and open it anywhere and we promise you'll be richly rewarded. -- Stuart Hammond * Dazed and Confused *
Gorgeous ... utterly original * The New York Times *
A reading experience unlike any other ... you will never forget it, or stop waiting to return to it -- Chris Power * New Statesman *
Fernando Pessoa 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. The new edition was edited by Jerónimo Pizarro and translated by Margaret Jull Costa.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781258644 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781258643 |
| Title | The Book of Disquiet |
| Author | Fernando Pessoa |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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