A box of Latin manuscripts comes to light in an Argentine flea market. An apocryphal 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 fo ...
A box of Latin manuscripts comes to light in an Argentine flea market. An apocryphal 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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