{"product_id":"the-selected-prose-of-fernando-pessoa-9780802159151","title":"The Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e has written that Fernando Pessoa was \"Portugal's greatest writer of the twentieth century [though] some critics would even leave off that last qualifying phrase\" and \"one of the most appealing European modernists, equal in command and range to his contemporaries Rilke and Mandelstam.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa\u003c\/em\u003e, a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2001, spans playful philosophical inquiry, Platonic dialogue, and bitter intellectual scrapping between Pessoa and his many literary alter egos (\"heteronyms\"). 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, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Disquiet\u003c\/em\u003e, freshly translated by Richard Zenith from newly discovered materials. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Selected Prose of Fernando Pessoa\u003c\/em\u003e is an important record of a crucial part of the literary canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3100832\"\u003eFernando Pessoa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802159151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080215915X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC119000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Portugal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFernando Pessoa\u003c\/strong\u003e (1888-1935) was born in Lisbon, spent nine years of his childhood in Durban, South Africa, and then returned to his native city, where he earned a modest income as a commercial translator and lived for his writing. Most of his vast body of work was published posthumously. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Zenith\u003c\/strong\u003e is an acclaimed translator and the author of \u003cem\u003ePessoa: A Biography\u003c\/em\u003e. He produced the first complete English translation of Pessoa's \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Disquiet\u003c\/em\u003e and won the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation with \u003cem\u003eFernando Pessoa and Co.: Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Lisbon, Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673493213421,"sku":"9780802159151","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_bac0ea95-dce0-4377-b211-0a0f9ca5d95a.jpg?v=1649554178","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-selected-prose-of-fernando-pessoa-9780802159151","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}