We will not serve coffee to Spinoza

A brief about the novel We Will Not Serve Coffee to Spinoza He reads books of philosophers and arranges his house, and he teaches her that books can give her the necessary ideas to organize her life. When the employment agency offers Maria a job as a housekeeper and reader for the elderly with a philosophy professor who has gone blind, she accepts without hesitation. Her marriage is on the verge of collapse, and everything around her seems to tell her that she has reached the end. A genuine and different friendship develops between the professor and Maria. Maria cooks zucchini and reads to the professor from the writings of Pascal, Spinoza, Epicurus, and Saint Augustine. The professor knows how to interpret what great thinkers present through the simplest household chores, and Maria discovers the role of philosophy in daily life. Every reading becomes a lens that gives her the ability to see blurry things clearly, and to gather fragments of a life she lost in the pursuit of others. Gradually, they learn many things from their dialogues, and each helps the other in their personal journey: Maria towards life, and the professor—according to the system of things—towards departure. We Will Not Serve Coffee to Spinoza - Alitsha Capali