Lisbon - What the Tourist Should See - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781905700752

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by Fernando Pessoa (Author)

In 1925, Fernando Pessoa wrote a guidebook to Lisbon for English-speaking visitors, and wrote it in English. The typescript was only discovered amongst his papers long after his death, but has not hitherto been made available in the UK or the USA. The book is fascinating in that it shows us Pessoa's view of his native city - and Pessoa, as an adult, rarely left Lisbon, and it figures large in his poetry. The book can still be useful to visitors today, given that the majority of the sights described are still to be found. A fascinating scrap from the master's table....

Number of Pages: 84

Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

Publication Date: July 15, 2008

$22.40

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