by Jostein Gaarder · Companhia de Bolso · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788535915556
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«Vita Brevis» is the philosophical novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by Companhia de Bolso in paperback (128 pages, in Brazilian Portuguese).
The book recreates the story of Flória Emília, the woman who lived with Aurelio Agustín for twelve years before he became Saint Augustine. After being abandoned, she writes him a long letter in which she reviews their relationship and harshly questions the ideas and conduct of the man she loved.
Work originally published in Norwegian in 1996; this Brazilian edition appeared in 2009. Original title: «Vita Brevis: Floria Aemilias Brev til Auriel Augustin».
For readers of philosophical fiction and followers of Jostein Gaarder, author of «Sophie's World».
Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World (1991). It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 million copies in print.
