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That Elusive Fountain of Wisdom : A Tale of the Human Thirst for Knowledge.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (301 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781443879897
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: That Elusive Fountain of WisdomDDC classification:
  • 823.8
LOC classification:
  • PR4167.V5 .S53 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- SOME COMMENTSON THAT ELUSIVE FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM -- CHAPTER ONE -- LEUVEN, BELGIUM -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- CHAPTER NINE -- EPILOGUE -- APPENDICES -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B.
Summary: This tale follows fictitious characters as they journey in search of wisdom and the fulfillment of their objectives. Set mainly in the fascinating university town of Leuven, Belgium, it revolves around the personal, social, political and academic aspirations of visiting scholars in the town. Richard Gutierrez from the USA needs to get tenure at his university. Jennifer Sydney from England is determined to advance her career. Aisling O'Shea and her six-year old son Philip from Ireland have different expectations of their trip. Piotr Malachowski wants to understand a life rooted in the bitter experiences of the internment camp of Majdanek in Poland. The nationalistic Fr Miguel Fuentes from the Philippines wonders what he can learn from a Western university to deal with the challenges in his country. What starts out as an academic sojourn for these individuals becomes a life-changing experience as their paths cross in Leuven and they learn about each other and themselves and about life itself.
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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- SOME COMMENTSON THAT ELUSIVE FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM -- CHAPTER ONE -- LEUVEN, BELGIUM -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- CHAPTER NINE -- EPILOGUE -- APPENDICES -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B.

This tale follows fictitious characters as they journey in search of wisdom and the fulfillment of their objectives. Set mainly in the fascinating university town of Leuven, Belgium, it revolves around the personal, social, political and academic aspirations of visiting scholars in the town. Richard Gutierrez from the USA needs to get tenure at his university. Jennifer Sydney from England is determined to advance her career. Aisling O'Shea and her six-year old son Philip from Ireland have different expectations of their trip. Piotr Malachowski wants to understand a life rooted in the bitter experiences of the internment camp of Majdanek in Poland. The nationalistic Fr Miguel Fuentes from the Philippines wonders what he can learn from a Western university to deal with the challenges in his country. What starts out as an academic sojourn for these individuals becomes a life-changing experience as their paths cross in Leuven and they learn about each other and themselves and about life itself.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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