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Jostein Gaarder (Norwegian: [ˈjùːstæɪn ˈɡòːɖər]; born 8 August 1952) 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 about the world.
Jostein Gaarder (born August 8, 1952, Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian school teacher and author of books that examined the history of philosophy and religion for an audience of young readers. His novel Sofies verden (1991; Sophie’s World) was an international best seller.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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- August 8, 1952
- Sophie’s World.
- The Orange Girl.
- The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder, Hilde Kramer (Illustrator), Sarah Jane Hails (Translator)
- Through a Glass, Darkly by Jostein Gaarder, Elizabeth Rokkan (Translator)
Sophie's World (Norwegian: Sofies verden) is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked "Who are you?" in a letter from an unknown philosopher.
- Jostein Gaarder
- 1991
Mar 20, 2007 · A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print.
- Jostein Gaarder
- $11.94
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Jostein Gaarder er en norsk forfatter som er spesielt kjent for sin roman Sofies verden. Forfatterskap Gaarder hadde bakgrunn som lærebokforfatter og lærer ved gymnas og folkehøgskole da han i 1986 debuterte med Diagnosen og andre noveller .
Jostein Gaarder. Writer: Orange Girl. Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo, Norway in 1952. His parents' occupations presaged his own interests in teaching and writing -- his father was a headmaster and his mother a teacher and author of children's books.
