Vita Brevis
- Format: Pocket
- Antall sider: 176
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- EAN: 9780753804612
- Utgivelsesår: 2000
- Bidragsyter: Gaarder, Jostein
169,-
Vita Brevis 'Years have passed and much has changed since we two had our arms around each other. Thus what I write will perhaps be equally a letter to the whole Christian church, for today you are a man of great influence.' In a second-hand bookshop in Buenos Aires, Jostein Gaarder makes an exciting find: a transcript of a letter to St Augustine, author of the famous Confessions, from Floria Aemilia, the woman he renounced for chastity. Vita Brevis is both a classic love story, beautifully told, and a fascinating insight into St Augustine's life and that of his discarded concubine. It is up to the reader to determine its authenticity.