Hypocritical life

Author: Jostein Gaarder
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Publish Date: 1999-10-01
Features: This book caused great controversy in Europe, as the mistress named Beatrice Portinari not only depicts the passionate and alluring love scenes between them but also further exposes Augustine's lies, mixed relationships, and his abandonment of his mistress. He abandoned his illegitimate child and his first wife, leading to the death of his young son. He sought to cleanse his sins with "The Confessions," yet he never mentions his greatest sin.