Confessions by Saint Augustine

341 pages first pub 400 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy religion dark slow-paced

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Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literature. Written in the author's early forties in the last years of the fourth century A.D. and during his first years as a bishop, they reflect on his li...

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reflective 87%
challenging 50%
informative 37%
emotional 33%
hopeful 29%
inspiring 29%
dark 8%

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medium 13%

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