Description
About the Author
Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), the Portuguese poet, literary critic, and essayist, is one of the most significant literary figures of the twentieth century. He wrote not only under his own name but under over a hundred others (including Alexander Search, Alberto Caeiro, Alvaro de Campos, Ricardo Reis, and Bernardo Soares). Antonio Cardiello is a researcher in Philosophy and Comparative Literature at NOVA University Lisbon's Institute of Philosophy. Jeronimo Pizarro is a professor at the Universidad de los Andes and editor-in-chief of Pessoa Plural-A Journal of Fernando Pessoa Studies. Margaret Jull Costa, who has translated Javier Marias and Jose Saramago, lives in England. A poet, translator, and editor, Patricio Ferrari has translated the works of Fernando Pessoa and Alejandra Pizarnik, among others.
Reviews
"As searing as Rilke or Mandelstam." -- The New York Times
"Pessoa's amazing personality is as beguiling and mysterious as his unique poetic output." -- William Boyd
"Arguably, the four greatest poets in the Portuguese language were all Pessoa using different names." -- NPR
Book Information
ISBN 9780811229883
Author Fernando Pessoa
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation
Weight(grams) 470g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 25mm