{"product_id":"the-book-of-disquiet-9781846687358","title":"The Book of Disquiet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Readers with a particular interest in modernism will find this work indispensable.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pessoa's amazing personality is as beguiling and mysterious as his unique poetic output.\"--William Boyd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA self-deprecating reflection on the sheer distance between the loftiness of feelings and the humdrum reality of life, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Disquiet\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of existentialist literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFernando Pessoa\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the founders of modernism, was born in Lisbon in 1888. Most of Pessoa's writing was not published during his lifetime: \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Disquiet\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in Portugal in 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFernando Pessoa, one of the founders of modernism, was born in Lisbon in 1888. He grew up in Durban, South Africa, where his stepfather was Portuguese consul. He returned to Lisbon in 1905 and worked as a clerk in an import-export company until his death in 1935. Most of Pessoa's writing was not published during his lifetime; \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Disquiet\u003c\/i\u003e first came out in Portugal in 1982. Since its first publication, it has been hailed as a classic.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Serpent's Tail","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615314874642,"sku":"9781846687358","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d0d1ca1-a36a-4902-b738-7ddcac24a093.jpg?v=1732481746","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-disquiet-9781846687358","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}