{"product_id":"9780141914046","title":"The Book of Disquiet","description":"Fernando Pessoa was many writers in one. The Portuguese author attributed his work to literary alter egos that he called \"heteronyms,\" each of which had a fully developed identity. When Pessoa died, he left behind a trunk filled with disorderly scraps of unpublished poems and unfinished works, among which was \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Disquiet\u003c\/i\u003e. 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Disquiet\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the greatest works of the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edited and Translated with an Introduction by Richard Zenith \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFernando Pessoa (1888-1935) was born in Lisbon and raised in South Africa. After returning to Lisbon to study, he made a living as a translator and wrote obsessively in English, French, and Portuguese. While acknowledged as an intellectual and a poet, his literary genius went largely unrecognized until after his death.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119840739568,"sku":"9780141914046","price":18.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141914046_p0.jpg?v=1763655518","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141914046","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}