Vita Brevis : A Letter to St Augustine
Author(s): Jostein Gaarder
A box of Latin manuscripts comes to light in an Argentine flea market. An apocryphal invention by some 17th or 18th century scolar, or a transcript of what it appears to be - a hitherto unheard of letter to St Augustine to 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.
1997. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine, unclipped d/w.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- : 0.256
- : 30 September 1997
- : 2 Centimeters X 12.2 Centimeters X 18.5 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Yes - b&w
- : 164
- : Hardback
- : Jostein Gaarder