"You called and cried out loud and shattered my deafness. You were radiant and resplendent, you put to flight my blindness. You were fragrant, and I drew in my breath and now pant after you. I tasted you, and I feel but hunger and thirst for you. You touched me, and I am set on fire to attain the peace which is yours." In this new translation, the brilliant and impassioned descriptions of Augustine's colorful early life are conveyed to the English reader wit accuracy and art. This book is a masterpice beyond classification.