false 45973 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet (A Five Star Title)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45973.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45973.jpg "There is a distinguished mind at work beneath the totally acceptable dullness of clerking. The mind is that of Pessoa. We must be given the chance to learn more about him."-Anthony Burgess, Observer

Seated at his desk in the Lisbon's Rua dos Douradores, Bernardo Soares, an assistant book-keeper, writes his diary-a self-deprecating reflection on the sheer distance between the loftiness of his feelings and the humdrum reality of his everyday life.

"This is a prize-winning translation of a classic of existential literature-a book acknowledged by the critics as "the most beautiful diary of the century."

Fernando Pessoa grew up in Durban, South Africa, where his stepfather was Portuguese consul. He returned to Lisbon in 1905 and worked as a clerk until his death in 1935.

]]> 45974 30 983806 book 1983 The Book of Disquiet (Penguin Classics) total:864|5:602|4:179|3:67|2:13|1:3| 864 3956 1727 140 7816 4.46 1917 192 145528 4.58 24 6 24758 3.77 4486 698 28921685 733629 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.57 679 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 4 10 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 16:37:38 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 08 21:24:11 -0800 2008 1 As a people, we almost lost an invaluable review of Fernando Pessoa’s The Book of Disquiet with the unheralded demise of reviewer ‘Chris’. His decision to end his life by firing himself from a canon thro...more...]]> 1384719 30800 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 5 4 false Wed May 23 07:51:11 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 08:00:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 49793784 1207684 1301934 0679402349 9780679402343 3 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182615060m/1301934.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182615060s/1301934.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1301934.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.71 7 1983 4 4 false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 13:23:53 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 12:58:53 -0700 2009 The Book of Disquiet, was purportedly written by “Bernardo Soares,” each of his h...more...]]> 48112987 237249 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

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I am free and lost.
I feel. I have fever, chills. I am myself.


In Pessoa I have made a lifelong friend. Rarely do I find an author who speaks to my wild adoration of words as well as my spiritual hunger. The word "...more...]]> 23063034 666282 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 3 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 13:06:06 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 13:16:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 11084314 184928 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 0 1 false Thu Dec 27 09:10:39 -0800 2007 Sun Jul 27 18:05:37 -0700 2008 The dossier includes voluminous correspondence with Crowley, and hundreds of pages of an unfinished novel about Crowley's faked suicide. The work is called Boca do Inferno, (Hell's Mouth) after a rocky inl...more...]]> 9441734 635936 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 5 1 false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Nov 22 20:57:46 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 23:27:40 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1991058 131294 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 5 1 false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Fri Jun 15 00:15:45 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 21:37:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1305353 84260 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

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"I'm handed faith like a sealed package on a strange-looking pl...more...]]> 65288552 2404463 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 0 1 false Tue Jul 28 12:02:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 12:25:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1378831 94216 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 5 1 false Tue May 22 21:57:03 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 08:20:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 72695795 2291950 1115897 9722313304 9789722313308 2 <![CDATA[Livro do desassossego]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237055672m/1115897.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237055672s/1115897.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1115897.Livro_do_desassossego 4.69 13 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 5 0 false Sun Sep 27 16:22:10 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 16:21:15 -0700 2009 O livro d...more...]]> 79301532 1843184 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 5 0 false Sun Nov 29 11:26:48 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 11:45:11 -0800 2009 long time to feel comfortable with being alone, with dampening the guilt that flared up in me every time I begged off going...more...]]> 54934547 332184 759914 1878972278 9781878972279 7 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178123802m/759914.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178123802s/759914.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/759914.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.47 57 1983 3 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 14:11:46 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 13:17:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 50680155 2189610 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 5 0 false Fri Mar 27 21:42:18 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 21:25:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49891719 455581 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

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That isn't meant as a compliment or a detraction, just an objective com...more...]]> 38835129 1481807 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

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"On the face of it, the monotony of ordinary lives is horrifying. In this simple restaurant where I'm eating lunch, I look at the figure of the cook behind the counter and at the old waiter, near my table, who serves me and who I believ...more...]]> 12972187 726395 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 5 0 false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Jan 20 12:22:36 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 12:23:14 -0800 2008 Book of Disquiet is probably best read in bits and pieces. In fact, the story behind it (included in the introduction to this edition and the book description here on Goodreads) shows that reading through this book ra...more...]]> 5233797 275922 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Aug 28 11:27:35 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 11:33:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4421716 272083 45974 0141183047 9780141183046 114 <![CDATA[The Book of Disquiet]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156m/45974.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170304156s/45974.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45974.The_Book_of_Disquiet 4.58 864 The Book of Disquiet. Published for the first time some fifty years after his death, this unique collection of short, aphoristic paragraphs comprises the "autobiography" of Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alternate selves. Part intimate diary, part prose poetry, part descriptive narrative, captivatingly translated by Richard Zenith, The Book of Disquiet is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century.

Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith]]> 1983 3 0 false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 12 02:55:17 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 19 08:53:11 -0700 2009 Walt Whitman weren't so optimistic, so full of love for all things and all people, he would have written The Book of Disquiet.

Instead, the book was written by Fernando Pessoa, who intended the book to be what he calls a "factless biography". I had really high hopes for this ...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=45973