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Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine

Jostein Gaarder

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A box of Latin manuscripts comes to light in an Argentine flea market. An apocryphral invention by some 17th or 18th century scholar, or a transcript of what it appears to be — hitherto unheard of letters to St Augustine from a woman he renounced for chastity? VITA BREVIS is both an entrancing human document and a fascinating insight into the life and philosophy of St. Augustine.

Gaarder's interpretation of Floria's letter is as playful, inventive and questioning as Sophie's World.

About The Author: Jostein Gaarder was born in Olso, Norway on August 8, 1952. A former high school philosophy teacher, he now writes novels for children and adults. His best known work is Sophie's World. He has received numerous awards including the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1994 for Sophie's World, the Buxtehude Bulle in 1997, and the Willy-Brandt-Award in 2004.

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Pages:: 164 pages

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Publisher:: Phoenix

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0753804611

ISBN13:: 9780753804612

kindle Asin:: B004KZOQ6A

Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine

Jostein Gaarder

3.70/5 (3215 ratings)

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A box of Latin manuscripts comes to light in an Argentine flea market. An apocryphral invention by some 17th or 18th century scholar, or a transcript of what it appears to be — hitherto unheard of letters to St Augustine from a woman he renounced for chastity? VITA BREVIS is both an entrancing human document and a fascinating insight into the life and philosophy of St. Augustine.

Gaarder's interpretation of Floria's letter is as playful, inventive and questioning as Sophie's World.

About The Author: Jostein Gaarder was born in Olso, Norway on August 8, 1952. A former high school philosophy teacher, he now writes novels for children and adults. His best known work is Sophie's World. He has received numerous awards including the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1994 for Sophie's World, the Buxtehude Bulle in 1997, and the Willy-Brandt-Award in 2004.

Format:

Pages:: 164 pages

Publication:

Publisher:: Phoenix

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0753804611

ISBN13:: 9780753804612

kindle Asin:: B004KZOQ6A

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