The Portuguese word saudade has no direct English translation. In its simplestsense it describes a feeling of longing for something that is now gone andmay yet ... » 

The Portuguese word saudade has no direct English translation. In its simplestsense it describes a feeling of longing for something that is now gone andmay yet return but in all likelihood can never be recaptured. This book tracesthe authors attempts to reclaim this loss in a series of informal essays. «