Jostein Gaarder
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Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder ab
Gaarder in 2017
Gaarder at the LiteratureXchange Festival Aarhus, 2023
Sophie's World
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Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philo
Jostein Gaarder
…sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World (1991). It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 million copies in print. Gaarder was born and raised in Oslo. His father was a…
First edition (Norwegian)