The Book of Disquiet
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Oct 25, 2010
Words:
191361
Flesch:
73.72
DDC:
869.141
FAST Tags:
Poets,
Pessoa; Fernando; 1888-1935,
Poets; Portuguese,
Portuguese poetry,
Portugal--Lisbon,
Bookkeepers,
Existentialism
LCC:
PQ9261.P417
LC Genre:
Book Details
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Description:
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.