Fernando Pessoa

Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa was born on 13 June 1888 in Portugal and wrote in Portuguese, English, and French. He became one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century, working as poet, critic, translator, and publisher. The turn was his invention of approximately seventy-five heteronyms—fully realized alternate identities, not mere pen names—three of whom (Alberto Caeiro, Álvaro de Campos, Ricardo Reis) developed independent styles and sometimes extreme views that Pessoa himself didn't hold. He died on 30 November 1935, leaving behind a body of work split acro…