Published 2008. Paperback, 8.5 x 5.5ins, 84pp, £10.95 / $18
ISBN 9781905700752 [Download a PDF sampler from this book here.]
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 in the 1980s. 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… See also this website for an interactive online version of the text, with useful maps and photos.
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