{"title":"José Paulo Cavalcanti Filho","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"fernando-pessoa-o-livro-das-citacoes","title":"Fernando Pessoa, the book of quotations","description":"Fascinated by Fernando Pessoa since he was 16, when he first encountered the poem \"Tobacco Shop,\" Pernambuco lawyer José Paulo Cavalcanti Filho, now 65, has dedicated the last decade to researching the life and work of the Portuguese poet, resulting in the most comprehensive reference work on Pessoa: \"Fernando Pessoa, a quasi-autobiography,\" published in 2012 by Editora Record and winner of the Jabuti Prize, the Book Biennial (Brasília), the José Ermírio de Moraes Prize (from the Brazilian Academy of Letters), the Dario Castro Alves Prize (Portugal), and the Algomais Magazine Prize (Pernambuco). The book is in its sixth edition, with over 11,000 copies sold. For nearly 10 years, José Paulo followed every possible trace of the writer, who died at 47 in Lisbon, where he spent most of his life—his home, his work, the cafés he frequented. He traveled an average of five times a year to Portugal, where he hired the services of researchers, historians, consultants, and journalists, amassing an impressive collection of Pessoa's documents and pieces, acquired from relatives and friends. During the entire time he worked on his biography—at least four hours a day—José Paulo grew increasingly close to his subject and, at first somewhat by chance, every time he saw a quote of his (or one of his heteronyms) that he considered special, he would jot it down and save it. In the end, there were well over a thousand, on a wide range of subjects. \"I felt, as it were, his small joys, his doubts, his discouragements, the awareness of genius, the liturgy of failure. And I wanted to share the astonishment I so often felt when reading his texts with more people. I imagine they will be in for some very pleasant surprises,\" José Paulo reveals. And thus was born The Book of Quotations. Certain that many will want to know what Pessoa thinks about life, death, dreams, and humankind, José Paulo divided the quotes—some never before published in a book—into over 300 themes, based on choices made according to strictly personal preferences—a play on the author's name—at the suggestion of his friend Millôr Fernandes: \"The idea is to allow all the quotes on a single theme to be shared. What are his best quotes on love, passion, religion, madness—which, for him, is a \"journey, between souls and stars, through the forest of terrors?\" Myth, \"which is the nothingness that is everything.\" Boats, whose \"purpose is not to sail, but to reach a port.\" This last quote, incidentally, is from Bernardo Soares, one of Pessoa's 127 heteronyms listed by José Paulo in the biography, and with whom the author most identifies.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159835164924,"sku":"9788501404176","price":54.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/06f2946da649fd2d5c196a94839ed705_8c2c5052-190b-430c-9786-570ccb5cc900.jpg?v=1781667504"},{"product_id":"somente-a-verdade","title":"Only the truth","description":"The new book by the Jabuti Prize winner with Fernando Pessoa, a quasi-autobiography. In a kind of homage to Pablo Neruda and his Twenty Love Poems and a Desperate Song, the 21 delightful short stories in \"Only the Truth\" originate from José Paulo Cavalcanti's fascination with human nature. The Sanchos and Quixotes that we are. The deceased who invited friends to her brother's funeral, the woman who dreamed of a kiss, and the mother who decided to die only after burying her son are some of the characters and cases the author witnesses in his law office. True stories, here narrated with the flavor of literary fiction, about the certainty that the truth is often only apparent.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174721143036,"sku":"9788501107091","price":49.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/f47cc2e70f7328a5cab9db141715f4f6.jpg?v=1778322845"},{"product_id":"fernando-pessoa-uma-quase-autobiografia","title":"Fernando Pessoa: An almost autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe award-winning biography of the greatest name in Portuguese poetry returns in an edition revised by the author and with a new cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFernando Pessoa: An Almost Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e is an award-winning biography and reference work on the life and many personas assumed by the Portuguese poet. Who was Fernando Pessoa the man? How did he live? With whom did he associate? His heteronyms, many of them unknown to the general public, are also revealed in José Paulo Cavalcanti's book in rich detail, illuminating their origins and their respective literary and psychological characterizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn composing the most profound portrait of that restless man, José Paulo Cavalcanti spoke with people who knew him, examined the poet's writings, and visited the houses where he lived, his workplaces, the cafés he frequented, etc. He made, on average, five trips a year to Portugal, where he hired the services of researchers, historians, consultants, and a journalist to verify all the information. Parallel to his research, he gathered documents and pieces by Pessoa, acquired from relatives and even from a niece of Ofélia Queirós, the poet's great love. The result is perhaps the largest collection on the poet outside of Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFernando Pessoa: An Almost Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e is the record of this lifelong encounter, from completely new and personal perspectives. It is also, in a way, the book that Fernando Pessoa wrote throughout his life, without realizing it—and that José Paulo carefully collected over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e“The Brazilian revealed that many characters in the verses really existed, they were given names and lives.” - \u003cem\u003eDiários de Notícias\u003c\/em\u003e [Lisbon]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e “An extraordinary book, it reveals even the most incredible details, the entire reality related to Pessoa and his life.” - \u003cem\u003eAfrica 21\u003c\/em\u003e [Angola]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e “The most complete and detailed reconstruction ever made of the author’s life.” - \u003cem\u003eSee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e “Cavalcanti discovered that he could portray the poet based on his own writings.” - \u003cem\u003eO Estado de São Paulo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \"Surprising news about the brilliant Portuguese poet. The world of letters is in turmoil.\" - \u003cem\u003eEl País\u003c\/em\u003e [Madrid]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e “A monumental work. The Brazilian's book reads like a novel.” - \u003cem\u003eJornal Sol\u003c\/em\u003e [Lisbon]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175557906684,"sku":"9786555877069","price":161.91,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/6d0d7bded161b978ce14b976bcb89696.png?v=1778873702"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/jose-paulo-cavalcanti-filho.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}