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Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (Portuguese: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃du pɨˈsoɐ]; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher, and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language. He also ...
Fernando Pessoa. 1888–1935. Cavalão / Public domain. Poet Fernando António Nogueira Pêssoa was born in Lisbon, Portugal. His father died when Pessoa was five years old, and the family moved with his mother’s new husband, a consul, to Durban, South Africa, where Pessoa attended an English school.
Apr 1, 2024 · Fernando Pessoa (born June 13, 1888, Lisbon, Port.—died Nov. 30, 1935, Lisbon) was one of the greatest Portuguese poets, whose Modernist work gave Portuguese literature European significance. From the age of seven Pessoa lived in Durban , S.Af., where his stepfather was Portuguese consul .
Fernando Pessoa. 1888 –. 1935. Read poems by this poet. Fernando António Nogueira Pessôa was born on June 13, 1888, in Lisbon, Portugal. When he was barely five years old, his father died. His mother remarried a year and a half later to the Portuguese consul in Durban, South Africa.
Aug 28, 2017 · Fernando Pessoa’s Disappearing Act. The mysterious masterpiece of Portugal’s great modernist. By Adam Kirsch. August 28, 2017. “The Book of Disquiet” was found, in fragments, only after...
Sep 20, 2023 · Portuguese modernist Fernando Pessoa channeled a grand, glorious chorus of writers—heteronyms, he called them—robust inventions of his unique imagination. Fernando Pessoa, 1914. via Wikimedia Commons. By: Ed Simon. September 20, 2023. 10 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR.
Jul 13, 2021 · He was a routine office worker who, after his return from Africa in 1905 — his stepfather was a consul in Durban — never again left Portugal, and indeed hardly ventured more than an hour outside...
