Das Leben ist kurz: Vita brevis by Jostein Gaarder
Das Leben ist kurz: Vita brevis

Jostein Gaarder

Das Leben ist kurz: Vita brevis

Jostein Gaarder with Gabriele Haefs (Translator)

130 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

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A fictional letter to St. Augustine from his mistress, whom he repudiated in favor of celibacy. Prompted by her reading of his Confessions, the letter mixes nostalgic erotica with feminist criticism of the Church's position on women and love. The ...

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