Vita brevis : a letter to St Augustine
Gaarder, Jostein, 1952-1997
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From the author of Sophie's World, Vita Brevis tells the story of a newly discovered manuscript. Is it really a letter to St Augustine from his discarded concubine, the woman he renounced for chastity? The short text is backed up with commentary.
Main title:
Vita brevis : a letter to St Augustine / Jostein Gaarder ; illustrated by Sarah Perkins ; translated by Anne Born.
Imprint:
London : Phoenix House, 1997.
Collation:
164p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Norwegian.
ISBN:
9781861590503 (hbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Local class:
OFICTION
Language:
EnglishNorwegian
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BRN:
661342
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