{"product_id":"gaudeamus-9781908236340","title":"Gaudeamus","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this exuberant and touching portrait of youth, Eliade recounts the fictional version of his university years in late 1920's Bucharest. Marked by a burgeoning desire to 'suck out all the marrow of life', the protagonist throws himself into his studies; engaging his professors and peers in philosophical discourse, becoming one of the founding members of the Student's Union, and opening---up the attic refuge of his isolated teenage years as a hotspot for political debate and romantic exploration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will recognize in these pages the joy of a life about to blossom, of the search for knowledge and the desire for true love. Already an accomplished writer as a young man, this follow-up to his \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a keen observer of human behaviour, a seeker of truth and spiritual fulfillment whose path would eventually lead him to become the ultimate historian of 20th-century religions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10356852\"\u003eMircea Eliade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Istros Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908236340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908236345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMircea Eliade\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1907 in Bucharest. In 1957 he took up the chair of history of religion at the University of Chicago, a post that he held until his death in 1986. His work includes studies of religion that remain influential, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred and the Profane\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous works of literature, including \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBengal Nights \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eYouth without Youth\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bartholomew\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Istros Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44537278497005,"sku":"9781908236340","price":25.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0263f81e-ae58-48f2-a5e1-7f450943954d.jpg?v=1701439764","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/gaudeamus-9781908236340","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}