Já não se escrevem cartas de amor

Synopsis of Já não se escrevem cartas de amor

«Já não se escrevem cartas de amor» is the romantic novel by Mário Zambujal, published by A Esfera dos Livros in paperback (183 pages, in Portuguese).

In 1950s Lisbon, Duarte, a young pleasure-seeker amid the glamorous nights of the Estoril casino, café gatherings and bohemian life, is captivated by Erika, a tall, blonde, slender woman. The story portrays an era of appetites, excesses, passions and misfortunes, when love letters were still written.

The subtitle of the work is «Um irrequieto enamorado na Lisboa dos anos 50»; the original edition dates from 2008.

For readers of love stories set in the past and of Portuguese literature, with an interest in 1950s Lisbon.