Jostein Gaarder (born August 8, 1952) is a Norwegian author of novels, short stories, and children's books.
Gaarder was born in Oslo, Norway, into a pedagogical family. He studied Scandinavian languages and theology at the University of Oslo. For a while, before launching his writing career, he taught philosophy.
His best known work is the novel Sophie's World, subtitled A Novel about the History of Philosophy (ISBN 0425152251). This popular work has been translated into fifty-three languages; there are twenty-six million copies in print, with three million copies sold in Germany alone.
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Jostein Gaarder - Biographical and bibliographical information on Norwegian novelist Jostein Gaarder, author of Sophie's World.
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Sophie's World - Review on the 1991 release.
Sophie's World: Commentary - Includes questions; notes on the difference between original text and English translation.
That Same Flower - Review on Gaarders 1996 published book That Same Flower by Allen Gaborro.
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The Solitaire Mystery - Review and discussion questions to A Novel About Family and Destiny. Also features some critical praise.
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