The Pleasure You Suffer: A Saudade Anthology

by Darrin Doyle, Giano Cromley, Joseph G. Peterson, et al.

Saudade reportedly has no direct English translation; it's a Portuguese word describing the nostalgic longing for something that may never return, or may not exist. This feeling can be strangely comforting; author Manuel de Mello calls it "A pleasure you suffer, an ailment you enjoy." It permeates the music of Brazil, another nation steeped in slavery and sadness and the hope for a better life. Yet this heartsick yearning's actually very familiar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0986092266
• ISBN13: 9780986092268
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Tortoise Books
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"