THE BOOK OF DISQUIET
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Sitting at his desk, Bernardo Soares imagined himself free forever of Rua dos Douradores, of his boss Vasques, of Moreira the book-keeper, of all the other employees, the errand boy, the post boy, even the cat. But if he left them all tomorrow and discarded the suit of clothes he wears, what else would he do? Because he would have to do something. And what suit would he wear? Because he would have to wear another suit. A self-deprecating reflection on the sheer distance between the loftiness of his feelings and the humdrum reality of his life, The Book of Disquiet is a classic of existentialist literature. Review: A 20th century classic - I have only started reading it but it is such an amazing book. Glad to have come across it but sad that it took a while. Review: Five Stars - do it
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M**O
A 20th century classic
I have only started reading it but it is such an amazing book. Glad to have come across it but sad that it took a while.
A**A
Five Stars
do it
J**Y
Don't buy this edition
Please don't buy this edition by serpent tail, the page quality is the worst and the ink is blurry which makes it difficult to read. I thought it might be issue with my copy, I checked the copy in my local book -store. Very disappointing
E**A
Pirated book
The book is of lowest quality and i can confirm it to be pirated .
A**R
Incomplete copy
The book is incomplete. It doesn't have all the sections that the penguin publications has.
E**E
My bible
A masterpiece. The Book of Disquiet (Livro do Desassossego: Composto por Bernardo Soares, ajudante de guarda-livros na cidade de Lisboa), published posthumously, is a work by Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935), signed under the semi-heteronym Bernardo Soares. With a preface by Fernando Pessoa, orthonym, the book is a fragmentary lifetime project, left unedited by the author, who introduced it as a "factless autobiography".
N**E
Ottimo prodotto
Ottimo il servizio, il libro può piacere o meno. La qualità è ok.
D**S
A classic of modern literature. And a nice translation.
I am enjoying rereading this book I read in college. I have never owned it before so it was about time I secure a copy.
E**T
Excelent
Excellent
P**T
A Sign Of These Times
A superb read that is very much in the modern idiom of being something to dip into at any random page without having any discernible linear narrative. It is really a collection of notes, thoughts and ideas but the intellectual quality of many of those ideas is so fine the words sear themselves into the reader's consciousness as Pessoa explores his frequently dark imagination. Highly recommended, an inspiring work.
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