The Book of Disquiet (Penguin Classics) is a prizewinning, complete and unabridged translation—considered “the best English-language version we are likely to see for a long time, if ever” (The Guardian)—of the unclassifiable genius work by Portugal’s modern master, Fernando Pessoa. Edited, translated, and introduced by Richard Zenith, author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Pessoa: A Biography, this edition also won the Calouste Gulbenkian Translation Prize for Portuguese Translation.

A Penguin Classic, this book explores Pessoa’s myriad inner voices and identities through a trunk full of unfinished and unpublished writings. The remarkable pages that comprise his posthumous masterpiece offer readers an unparalleled glimpse into the mind of one of literature’s most enigmatic figures. With 544 pages of profound reflections, this edition is a must-read for anyone interested in modernist literature or the works of Pessoa.