“Pessoa: A Biography” by Richard Zenith: Two New York Times book reviews (1, 2) fail to explicitly note multiple personality of writer who was famous for multiple personality
When I once spoke with a literature professor about my idea that most fiction writers have multiple personality, she was skeptical. She said that the only writer she knew of who had multiple personality was Pessoa.
1. Parul Sehgal. “ ‘Pessoa’ Is the Definitive and Sublime Life of a Genius and His Many Alternate Selves.” New York Times, July 13, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/books/review-pessoa-biography-richard-zenith.html
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2. Benjamin Moser. “Fernando Pessoa: Office Worker, Occultist, Galaxy of Writers.” New York Times, July 13, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/books/review/fernando-pessoa-biography-richard-zenith.html
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