The largest and richest English-language volume of poetry from the greatest twentieth-century writer you have never heard of (Los Angeles Times) Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction by Richard Zenith, the author of the magisterial biography Pessoa A Penguin Classic Writing obsessively in French, English, and Portuguese, poet Fernando Pessoa (18881935) left a prodigious body of work, much of it credited to three heteronyms?Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, and Alvaro de Campos?alter egos with startlingly different styles, points of view, and biographies. Offering a unique sampling of his most famous voices, this collection features Pessoas major, best-known works and several stunning poems that have come to light only in this century, including his long, highly autobiographical swan song. Featuring a rich body of work that has never before been translated into English, this is the finest introduction available to the stunning breadth of Pessoas genius.
- | Author: Fernando Pessoa
- | Publisher: Penguin Classics
- | Publication Date: April 04, 2006
- | Number of Pages: 436 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0143039555
- | ISBN-13: 9780143039556