Livro do Desassossego
E397712
Livro do Desassossego is a posthumously assembled, fragmentary modernist masterpiece by Fernando Pessoa (largely under the heteronym Bernardo Soares), blending introspective prose and philosophical reflections on identity, boredom, and existential disquiet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Livro do Desassossego canonical | 4 |
| The Book of Disquiet | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3906325 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Livro do Desassossego Context triple: [Fernando Pessoa, notableWork, Livro do Desassossego]
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A.
On the Tranquility of Mind
On the Tranquility of Mind is a philosophical essay by Seneca the Younger that offers Stoic guidance on achieving inner peace and emotional stability amid life's hardships.
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B.
Book of Serenity
The Book of Serenity is a classic Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan collection, widely studied for its poetic commentaries and teachings on enlightenment.
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C.
A Mind at Peace
A Mind at Peace is a seminal Turkish modernist novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar that explores love, memory, and the tensions between tradition and modernity in early 20th-century Istanbul.
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D.
Some Fruits of Solitude
Some Fruits of Solitude is a collection of aphorisms and reflections on morality, conduct, and inner life by the Quaker leader and philosopher William Penn.
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E.
Unua Libro
Unua Libro is the 1887 booklet by L. L. Zamenhof that first introduced and described the constructed international language Esperanto.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Livro do Desassossego Target entity description: Livro do Desassossego is a posthumously assembled, fragmentary modernist masterpiece by Fernando Pessoa (largely under the heteronym Bernardo Soares), blending introspective prose and philosophical reflections on identity, boredom, and existential disquiet.
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A.
On the Tranquility of Mind
On the Tranquility of Mind is a philosophical essay by Seneca the Younger that offers Stoic guidance on achieving inner peace and emotional stability amid life's hardships.
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B.
Book of Serenity
The Book of Serenity is a classic Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan collection, widely studied for its poetic commentaries and teachings on enlightenment.
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C.
A Mind at Peace
A Mind at Peace is a seminal Turkish modernist novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar that explores love, memory, and the tensions between tradition and modernity in early 20th-century Istanbul.
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D.
Some Fruits of Solitude
Some Fruits of Solitude is a collection of aphorisms and reflections on morality, conduct, and inner life by the Quaker leader and philosopher William Penn.
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E.
Unua Libro
Unua Libro is the 1887 booklet by L. L. Zamenhof that first introduced and described the constructed international language Esperanto.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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fragmentary prose work ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ posthumous work ⓘ |
| author | Fernando Pessoa ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Jacinto do Prado Coelho
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Richard Zenith ⓘ Teresa Sobral Cunha ⓘ |
| compiledFrom | Pessoa's manuscripts ⓘ |
| compositionPeriodEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| compositionPeriodStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| contains |
dream accounts
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literary sketches ⓘ philosophical reflections ⓘ self-analysis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Portugal ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
fragmented self
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metaphysical anxiety ⓘ the banality of everyday life ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| form |
aphoristic prose
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fragmentary narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
diary literature
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introspective prose ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
The Book of Disquiet
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linked to:
Livro do Desassossego
|
| hasOriginalTitle | Livro do Desassossego ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary introspective prose ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modernism
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linked to:
Modernism
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| literarySignificance |
key work of Fernando Pessoa
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masterpiece of Portuguese literature ⓘ |
| mainHeteronym | Bernardo Soares ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first person ⓘ |
| narrator | Bernardo Soares ⓘ |
| narratorOccupation | assistant bookkeeper ⓘ |
| posthumouslyPublished | true ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCompleteEdition | Assírio & Alvim ⓘ |
| setting | Lisbon ⓘ |
| structure |
fragment collection
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| theme |
boredom
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dream and reality ⓘ existential disquiet ⓘ identity ⓘ solitude ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
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Subject: Livro do Desassossego Description of subject: Livro do Desassossego is a posthumously assembled, fragmentary modernist masterpiece by Fernando Pessoa (largely under the heteronym Bernardo Soares), blending introspective prose and philosophical reflections on identity, boredom, and existential disquiet.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Livro do Desassossego
subject linked to:
Pessoa
linked to: Livro do Desassossego
linked to: Livro do Desassossego
linked to: Livro do Desassossego