PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS : I HAVE MORE SOULS THAN ONE PB – FERNANDO PESSOA

" But no, she s abstract, is a bird Of sound in the air of air soaring, And her soul sings unencumbered Because the song s what makes her sing. Dramatic, lyrical and ranging over four distinct personae, these poems by one of Portugal s greatest poets trace a mind shaken by intense suffering and a tireless search for meaning. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space."