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Book title: SaudadeGenre: Juvenile Fiction / Places - Caribbean & Latin America / Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings / Concepts - Senses & Sensation
Market: Children
Author Ana Crespo to Visit Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center
The Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural Center and Gathering Volumes along with Holiday House Publishing invite you to join Ana Crespo, children’s author of Saudade: Our Longing for Brazil for an afternoon discussion.
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 author Ana Crespo’s personal story of saudade as a Brazilian immigrant, and a glossary covers other Portuguese words the mother and daughter use.
Originally from Brazil, Ana Crespo lives in the Rocky Mountain region with her husband and kids and is happiest when surrounded by nature.
All are welcome to join us for Ms. Crespo’s visit,” says Denise Phillips, owner of 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.”
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1222 Broadway St, Toledo, OH, United States