TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sia,Marian F.
AU  - Sia,Santiago
TI  - That Elusive Fountain of Wisdom: A Tale of the Human Thirst for Knowledge
SN  - 9781443879897
AV  - PR4167.V5 .S53 2015 
U1  - 823.8 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PB  - Cambridge Scholars Publishing
KW  - Belgium-Fiction
KW  - Louvain (Belgium)-Fiction
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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