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"To read is to dream, guided by someone else's hand." - The Book of Disquiet
This is a long and dreamy mixture of fragments of life, philosophy, dreams, and soul-searching, told by Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alter egos or heteronyms. According to the introduction and his own letters, Soares wrote and thought like Pessoa (or like him in a certain mood), but he had different life circumstances. Pessoa had a small private income that allowed him to live by his writing, while Soares worked as a ...more
This is a long and dreamy mixture of fragments of life, philosophy, dreams, and soul-searching, told by Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's alter egos or heteronyms. According to the introduction and his own letters, Soares wrote and thought like Pessoa (or like him in a certain mood), but he had different life circumstances. Pessoa had a small private income that allowed him to live by his writing, while Soares worked as a ...more
Bit and pieces about daydreams and pocket philosophy. Very well written and with some surprising insights (like about a perfectionist who finishes something because lacking the strength to fight any longer). But it was a long haul of dreaming.
I have been reading Gone with the Wind along this book (which mainly meant abandoning this one for long periods). I think this book is the book Ashley Wilkes could have written.
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I have been reading Gone with the Wind along this book (which mainly meant abandoning this one for long periods). I think this book is the book Ashley Wilkes could have written.
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