{"product_id":"fernando-pessoa-9781789149340","title":"Fernando Pessoa","description":"\u003cb\u003eA critical biography of the modernist Portuguese writer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a young man Fernando Pessoa aspired to, as he put it, \"be plural like the universe.\" He would fulfill this desire by inventing over one hundred fictional alter-egos which he called heteronyms. Beginning with Pessoa's early days in Portugal, this philosophical biography explores the life, work, and imaginative universe of this modernist pioneer. Bartholomew Ryan offers a detailed overview of Pessoa's writings on radical politics, his ventures into esoteric realms, and his expertise in astrology. Along the way, Ryan unravels Pessoa's real and literary relationships and explores his unfinished prose masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Disquiet\u003c\/i\u003e. This is a compelling, timely exploration of Pessoa's profound, innovative ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBartholomew Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e is a philosopher, musician, and researcher based at IFILNOVA, New University of Lisbon. His books include the coedited \u003ci\u003eFernando Pessoa and Philosophy: Countless Lives Inhabit Us\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901256798482,"sku":"9781789149340","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d08d5c9-6319-4876-b0fe-722134c78431.jpg?v=1738418869","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fernando-pessoa-9781789149340","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}