Pessoa: A Biography, Hardcover - Richard Zenith

Reducere. Nearly a century after his wrenching death, the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) remains one of our most enigmatic writers. Believing he...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Richard ZenithNumber of pages: 1088Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 130 x 198 x 52Cover type: Paperback / s...

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Contains poems that features four separate personae who have their own poetic identity. This title contribute to the 'mysterious importance of exis...

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Aceasta carte aproape mitica, probabil opera cea mai seducatoare a lui Fernando Pessoa, e un monolog de o tristete indicibila, care surprinde cu o ...

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