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Jostein Gaarder; trans. Anne Born;
illustrated by Sarah Perkins.
Vita Brevis: A Letter to St. Augustine.
Published London: Phoenix, 1998 (previously issued in hardback, 1997).
ISBN 0753804611;
ISBN-13: 9780753804612.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Size: 127×196×15mm.
Page count: 164pp inc. 11 monochrome text decorations.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: this copy is unused, but showing some shop wear; some mild scuffs on its covers, a little wear on the edges and corners, pages starting to yellow with age.

This item £3.50
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[Publisher’s price £6.99]
Weight without packaging: 196g.

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“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 Aemelia, 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…

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