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  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Literary
  • Language:English
  • Pages:196
  • eBook ISBN:9781667853208
  • Paperback ISBN:9781667853192

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Café de Sophia

By M.A. Alsadah

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Overview

LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD WINNER

Nate, a teenage boy, befriends a group of philosophers in order to better understand his purpose and direction in life. The story takes place in a classic café where it is centered around the thought-provoking dialogues and intellectual conversations which are the soul of the book. Those philosophical discussions are carried out through the Socratic method from the perspective of Nate.

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While in a café, sixteen-year-old Nate comes across a man who engages him in an intellectual conversation. Fascinated by the discussion, Nate befriends the man along with his other companions of philosophers in order to better understand his purpose and direction in life. Every encounter with the philosophers explores a different topic that shapes the stepping stones of Nate's journey. This journey toward the beauty of speech, logic, and wisdom is told in the Socratic dialogue fashion through Nate's perspective.
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About The Author

M. A. Alsadah is an award-winning author and a scholar of religious and philosophical studies. His literary works include the contemplative titles Café de Sophia and Café Philosophy, in addition to the high-fantasy novel The Seal: The Five Metals, for which he constructed two original languages. Beyond the page, he brought his storytelling to life as the developer of the story-focused JRPG, Sky Realm: Essences.

An avid reader of nonfiction across diverse disciplines, Alsadah is particularly drawn to sacred and philosophical texts. His taste in fiction leans toward the classics, with a particular fondness for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. When he isn’t reading, you’ll find him playing single-player video games; The Legend of Dragoon and Nier: Automata are his favorites. Ultimately, he believes that the most enduring stories are those that challenge our understanding of existence.

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