The Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center and Gathering Volumes along with Neal Porter Books/Holiday House invites the public to join Ana Crespo, children’s author of “Saudade: Our Longing for Brazil” for an afternoon discussion.
“All are welcome to join us for Ms. Crespo’s visit,” says Denise Phillips, owner of Perrysburg’s Gathering Volumes. “We are thrilled to welcome Ana Crespo to Northwest Ohio and to learn about saudade, a Portuguese and Galician word with no perfect translation to English. We are also excited to have the opportunity to hear her speak at the Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center. It is such a beautiful location for her visit.”
Saudade tells the story of a little girl and her Brazilian immigrant mother hiking in the hills, and contemplating what makes them feel saudade, a strong, melancholy longing for something you once had. If your heart has ever ached remembering a place or a person, a smell or a taste, then you’ve felt saudade. An endnote offers Crespo’s personal story of saudade as a Brazilian immigrant, and a glossary covers other Portuguese words the mother and daughter use.
“Ms. Crespo just happens to be coming to town the week before the release of Saudade, and we couldn’t be more pleased to be asked to help celebrate the release a few days early,” shared Phillips. “Ana Crespo spends her summers traveling around the United States, visiting National Parks, and exploring some of the most beautiful places in America, so we are hoping to hear about where she is visiting in the area.”
Originally from Brazil, Crespo lives in the Rocky Mountain region with her husband and kids and is happiest when surrounded by nature.
She will be at Jose Martinez Memorial Galeria, 1222 Broadway, Toledo, tomorow at 2:30 p.m.
