Vita Brevis : A Letter to St Augustine by Jostein Gaarder

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A box of Ltin manuscripts comes to light in an Argentine flea market. An apocyphral invention by some 17th or 18th century scolar, or a transcrpit of what it appears to be - a hith erto 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'sinterpretation of Floria's letter is as playful, inventive and questioning as Sophie's World. Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Year: 1998 Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9780753804612 Condition: Good Note: This image is from a stock photo and may differ from the actual cover. Show more