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To clarify, Pessoa did write also in English and French. His poems in English are not translations, he did write in those languages. If I'm not mistaken, his f
by ikurei 5y ago
To clarify, Pessoa did write also in English and French. His poems in English are not translations, he did write in those languages.
If I'm not mistaken, his famous "Give me some more wine, because life is nothing"[1] was originally written in english.
[1] https://disquietthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/11/there-are-diseases.html https://disquietthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/11/there-are-dise...
- DoingIsLearning 5y agoIndeed to clarify his poems under the pen name 'Alexander Search' were originally written by Pessoa in English. The general understanding is that the heteronym was influenced by his childhood in South-Africa.