Livro do Desassossego: Book Guide, Author and Facts
Livro do Desassossego by Fernando Pessoa — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
The Book of Disquiet is the Portuguese modernist master Fernando Pessoa's greatest literary achievement. An "autobiography" or "diary" containing exquisite melancholy observations, aphorisms, and ruminations, this classic work grapples with all the eternal questions. Now, for the first time the texts are presented chronologically, in a complete English edition by master translator Margaret Jull Costa. Most of the texts in The Book of Disquiet are written under the semi-heteronym Bernardo Soares, an assistant bookkeeper. This existential masterpiece was first published in Portuguese in 1982, forty-seven years after Pessoa's death. A monumental literary event, this exciting, new, complete edition spans Fernando Pessoa's entire writing life. --
Quick facts about Livro do Desassossego
- Title: Livro do Desassossego
- Author: Fernando Pessoa
- First published: 1982
- Genre: portuguese poets, poetas portugueses, fiction
- OpenLibrary ID: OL847061W
Where to read Livro do Desassossego
Livro do Desassossego by Fernando Pessoa is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is Livro do Desassossego about?
The Book of Disquiet is the Portuguese modernist master Fernando Pessoa's greatest literary achievement.
Who wrote Livro do Desassossego?
Livro do Desassossego was written by Fernando Pessoa.
When was Livro do Desassossego published?
Livro do Desassossego was first published in 1982.
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