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Its reach and vehemence prompted many complaints and accusations of antisemitism. He is the author of many other bestselling, beloved novels and childrens books, including the orange girl, the christmas mystery and the ringmasters daughter. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. See the complete jalna series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Sophies world, the first of his books to be published in english, has been translated into 60 languages and has sold over 40 million copies. Frank andersen, a norwegian evolutionary biologist estranged from his wife vera.
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He often uses metafiction in his works, writing stories within stories. Banerjee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jostein gaarder won the norwegian literary critics award and the ministry of cultural and scientific affairs literary prize for his 1990 book, kabalmysteriet the solitaire mystery. An intellectual with a strong interest in philosophy, he is best known for his novel sophies world, which has been translated into 60 languages and sold over 40 million copies worldwide no products were found matching your selection. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jostein gaarder books online. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. Jostein gaarders most popular book is sophies world. Maya by jostein gaarder book cover, description, publication history. Sophies world, gaarders most famous of works was published in 1991. Reading jostein gaarder sophies world in 1995 brought me fond. Atheist collection 80 books and pdfs the progressive. Maya points english and french edition 9782020510608. Originally a high school philosophy teacher, he has written a number of novels for adults and children. He brings together the modern and the ancient and in doing so inspires us to look at the christmas story from a new perspective so that its message is learnt afresh.
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From the creative genius of jostein gaarder, author of modern classic sophies world, comes a novel about loneliness and the power of words jakop is a lonely man. Jostein gaarder is currently considered a single author. This is the question that sophie amundsen must ask as she tackles the history of philosophy in what begins as a personalized correspondence course for which she never signed up. Not only is he philosopher in this volumn, but he is naturalist and, as always, the superb story teller. Sophie is interested to learn about the history of. A mysterious novel by the author of the international bestseller sophies world. I recently encountered jostein gaarder books for the first time and was instantly enchanted. He is the author of many other bestselling, beloved novels and childrens books. Jostein gaarder is a norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and childrens books. He was born in oslo in 1952 and lives there now with his wife and two sons.
More than a little reminiscent of the little prince, with a touch of louis slobodkins classic space ship under the apple tree, this is a dialogue between a visitor from space and an eightyearold boy waiting at home while his mother is in the hospital giving birth. It is a pity that jostein gaarder isnt a better writer. Gaarder, jostein sophies world gibson, mel the idiots guide to atheism gilovich, thomsa how we know what isnt so goldman, emma the philosophy of atheism gould, stephen jay evolution as fact and theory harding, nick how to be a good atheist harris, sam 10 myths and 10 truths about atheism harris, sam an atheist manifesto. Maya biblioteca gaarder spanish edition jostein gaarder on. As with sophies world, jostein gaarder, draws you in to a tale and gives your brain a thorough work out as he steps outside the normal linear time conventions. Through a glass, darkly by jostein gaarder waterstones. He is norwegian and lives in oslo with his wife siri.
Jostein gaarder sophies world a pageturning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of western thought, sophies world has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. Questions asked by jostein gaarder, illustrated by akin. Through a glass darkly will not only bring comfort to the bereaved. Jostein gaarders novel is a crash course in global warning 101. Jostein gaarder shot to fame with the publication of sophies world. Following the phenomenal success of sophies world which has been translated into 55 languages and sold over 30 million copies worldwide ten of his novels have been translated into english, including the solitaire mystery, vita brevis and the orange girl. A novel about the history of philosophy, a bestseller in 40 countries, with more than 12 million copies sold worldwide. Maya spanish edition spanish hardcover january 1, 2000.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1999, and was written by jostein gaarder. The main characters of this fiction, philosophy story are. Jostein gaarder is a profoundly optimistic writer, who writes about death with wisdom, compassion and an enquiring mind. The book is a complete history guidelesson book on philosophy.
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