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by Fernando Pessoa (Author), Richard Zenith (Translator) "I was born in a time when the majority of young people had lost faith in God, for the same reason their elders had had..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (30 May 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141183047
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141183046
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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'. . . readers of Zenith's edition will find it supersedes all others in its delicacy of style, rigorous scholarship...' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of Disaffection, 21 Aug 2002
I happened upon "The Book of Disquiet" quite by accident in a branch of Waterstones close to where I work, and thought I would pick it up, not really expecting anything momentous from it. After I had spent the first day with it I realised I had been very wrong indeed.
What Pessoa has accomplished is a kind of anti-bible. "The Book of Disquiet" is a hymn to defeatism, obscurity and monotony. Far from being anyone's worst idea of what to write a book about, it is instead a truthful, often painful portrayal of the commonality of all human experience.
It is in my opinion and experience quite unparalled in its insight and ruthless honesty. Utterly unlike anything else in the medium, "The Book of Disquiet" will continue to reverberate long after most works masquerading as "literature" are so many worthless collections of words.
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39 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars undressing your depression, 31 May 2001
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It's hard to say anything about this book. it's a book that you must read at a certain point, or points, in your life. For me, it's like a cup of cocoa, a nightcap, an antidote. At other times (the wrong times), it's like a suicide pact, a kiss goodbye - all the most pointless thoughts I ever had, justified. This isn't a book to read from beginning to end. That would not work. Instead, it sneaks into ones' subconciousness,twisting and dragging you down(if that is the state the reader is verging on) or up(if that is the state the reader is aiming for). Within all its' 'disquiet', I found an affirmation of life, that, despite all the protestations of the futility of everything, hje still found the time to write. He still found the desire to spread the message that undoubtably, he felt he had to say. And this is where the negativity loses its' push. This is where we find the true Pessoa. He did not want you think that you wanted to die. He did not want you to think that life was futile.He did not want you to go down. All he wanted was for people to see the other side of the fence. The side you are afraid to even LOOK over. Although a consistantly ignored writer as far as English speaking readers are concerned,his desperation of the human state remains universal. So does mine; but at least he's made me laugh at it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Diamonds are forever, 2 Jan 2003
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An undiscovered gem, this is one non-linear creation which is more of a diary or notebook than a novel. Something of a 'Meditations' for the 20th century (and still relevant now). This means you'll be hard-put to read it all in one go - partly because there is no story as such to keep you involved, but also because the depth behind these individual passages is such that you will often want to sit back and reflect on them before reading on. Still, this is a truly thought-provoking book that rewards patience and which begs to be dog-eared and highlighted all over.
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