Name: The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa
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Author: Richard Zenith
ISBN: 9780802159151

portada The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa

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Physical Book

Author

Illustrated by

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Publisher

Year

2022

Language

English

Pages

368

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 14.0 x 3.3 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN13

9780802159151

Synopsis "The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa "

A Washington Post and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the YearThough known primarily as a poet, Fernando Pessoa, a writer of "remarkable genius" (Washington Post) wrote prose widely, in several languages and in every genre. Now newly expanded and revised by award-winning translator and Pessoa biographer Richard Zenith, The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa spans fiction and drama, playful intellectual inquiry, Platonic dialogue, and bitter intellectual scrapping between Pessoa and his many literary alter egos ("heteronyms"). In these pieces, the heteronyms launch movements and write manifestos, and one of them attempts to break up Pessoa's only known romantic relationship. Also included is a generous selection from Pessoa's masterpiece The Book of Disquiet. This is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon."A modern master to rank alongside Joyce, Kafka, Beckett."--Sunday Times (UK)"Beautifully translated, compact while appropriately diverse." --Los Angeles Times" [A] delightful collection . . . [Pessoa] is the modernist's modernist: an inspired amalgam of Lewis Carroll, Aristophanes, Erasmus, Voltaire." --Washington Times

Fernando Pessoa

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Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher, considered one of the most prominent literary figures of the 20th century. Born in Lisbon, he developed a prolific and complex literary work, characterized by the creation of heteronyms, literary personalities with their own biographies and styles. In addition to his literary production, he worked as a translator and editor, and was a profound connoisseur of philosophy and esotericism.

Among his most notable works are "The Book of Disquiet" (1982), a compilation of fragments that explore introspection and melancholy; "Message" (1934), a poetic work that celebrates the history and identity of Portugal; and "The Anarchist Banker" (1922), a philosophical essay that addresses the contradiction between anarchism and capitalism. These works have been fundamental in Portuguese and world literature, reflecting the depth and complexity of Pessoa's thought.

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Richard Zenith

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Richard Zenith (Washington D.C., 1956), aclamado traductor y crítico literario, ganador del Premio Pessoa, es uno de los mayores especialistas en la obra de Fernando Pessoa, cuya obra ha vertido al inglés y editado extensamente. Acantilado ha publicado Pessoa. Una biografía, además de su edición del Libro del desasosiego (2002 y 2013).

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