{"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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Istros Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50363909439762,"sku":"9781908236340","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f7787f20-29ff-4380-909c-f7274866ab2a.jpg?v=1728420843","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gaudeamus-9781908236340","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}