Book, All the nostalgia in the world: correspondence Jorge Amado and Zélia Gattai[LS]

Jorge Amado was “an epistolary man”, as his son João Jorge Amado, organizer of the volume and recipient of notes and postcards, remembers. Jorge's letters to Zélia - whom the writer affectionately called Zé - were preserved by her in five folders, mixed with letters she wrote to her husband and others she received from Jorge's father, Zélia's mother and sister, as well as of tickets from their children. The tone of Jorge's letters is that of a man who is passionate, attentive and concerned about his wife and family, but also practical, involved in politics and zealous about his own work. The book provides relevant biographical data and allows you to learn a little about the writer's creative process, day-to-day life and intimate life. In January 1948, Jorge Amado went into exile in Paris, after having his mandate as deputy for the Brazilian Communist Party revoked. Still during the ship trip, he began to write regularly to his wife, with whom he had lived since 1945 and who would meet him a few months later, with João Jorge in her arms. The book records the difficulties and trials experienced in post-war Europe, cultural life in the French capital, the writer's participation in the World Peace Council and travels through cities such as Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Stockholm, Helsinki and Warsaw. Some historical episodes, in the context of the Cold War, stand out: the election in Italy in 1948, the death of Gandhi, the Korean War, the missile crisis and the blockade of Cuba, as well as Pablo Neruda's Nobel Prize. Even after returning to Brazil in 1952, Jorge continued to travel to Europe regularly and then to Salvador, where he built the famous Casa do Rio Vermelho.