![]() ![]() In the early 20th century, Lisbon wasn’t known for having a literary scene, so Pessoa provided it, creating more than 70 distinct personalities. “I was on a plane, and I had finished the book that I brought by a Cape Verdean author and I decided to start reading the book I brought by a Lisbon-based, Portuguese author, which was Fernando Pessoa.”įor those unfamiliar with the work of Pessoa, he was notable for concocting “heteronyms” - what we might call avatars - fictional writers who work in a variety of voices and styles and who often review and translate each other’s work. “My husband and I were in Cape Verde and on our way to Lisbon,” he said. In a recent conversation over Zoom, he explained his inspiration. “ Pilot Impostor,” James Hannaham’s follow-up to his acclaimed novels “ God Says No” and “ Delicious Foods,” is one of these singular works, a book impossible to categorize. The results are sometimes catastrophic but often lead to the creation of singular and surprising works. In a business that encourages writers to repeat themselves, to stay relentlessly on brand, it’s exciting to see artists take a chance, cast off the dictates of publicity and marketing, go rogue. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores.
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