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finished reading The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa (Serpent's Tail classics)

Fernando Pessoa: The Book of Disquiet (Paperback, 2010, Serpent's Tail)

Sitting at his desk, Bernardo Soares imagined himself free forever of Rua dos Douradores, of …

Quite the book. I can see why it is revered in Portugal. It has passages that are beautiful, enchanting. There are sections, it must be said, which I found tedious, even boring and hard to get through. But then his words will part the clouds and all is beautiful again, even when it is sad. A silent, tortured soul wrote in anonymity, of dreams and so much more. I may have to read this again at some point. Thank you, Fernando.