We will not serve coffee to Spinoza - Alethe Capali

A true 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, and each reading becomes a lens that gives her the ability to see blurry things clearly, and to gather the shards of existence 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 – in accordance with the order of things – towards departure. An enchanting novel, faithfully and skillfully translated by Amani Fawzi Habshi from Italian. Number of pages: 344. Dar Al-Karima