by WilliamBoyd (Introduction), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator), Fernando Pessoa (Author), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator), Fernando Pessoa (Author), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator), William Boyd (Introduction)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 06 May 2010
ISBN 10: 1846687357
ISBN 13: 9781846687358
Book Overview: A prize-winning international classic, first published in English by Serpent's Tail in 1993, now with a new introduction by William Boyd