Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935)
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nogueira and the second or paternal family name is Pessoa.
Fernando Pessoa
Portrait of Pessoa, 1914
Born
Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888-06-13)13 June 1888 Lisbon, Portugal
Died
30 November 1935(1935-11-30) (aged 47) Lisbon, Portugal
Pen name
Alberto Caeiro, Álvaro de Campos, Ricardo Reis, Bernardo Soares [pt], etc.
Occupation
Poet
writer
translator
philosopher
Language
Portuguese, English, French
Nationality
Portuguese
Citizenship
Portuguese
Alma mater
University of Lisbon
Period
1912–1935
Genre
Poetry, essay, fiction
Literary movement
Modernism
Notable works
Mensagem (1934) The Book of Disquiet (1982)
Notable awards
Queen Victoria Prize (1903)
Antero de Quental Award (1934)
Partner
Ophelia Queiroz (girlfriend)
Signature
Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (Portuguese:[fɨɾˈnɐ̃dupɨˈsoɐ]; 13 June 1888 – 30 November 1935) was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher, and philosopher. He has been described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language. He also wrote in and translated from English and French.
Pessoa was a prolific writer, not only under his own name, as he wrote under approximately seventy-five other names, of which three stand out: Alberto Caeiro, Álvaro de Campos, and Ricardo Reis. He did not define these as pseudonyms as he felt that this did not capture their true independent intellectual life and instead called them heteronyms, a term he invented.[1] These imaginary figures sometimes held unpopular or extreme views.
^Ciuraru, Carmela. "Fernando Pessoa & His Heteronyms". Poetry Society of America. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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