Jostein Gaarder





Jostein Gaarder

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August 08, 1952 in Oslo, Norway

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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 about the world. He often uses metafiction in his works, writing stories within stories.

Gaarder was born into a pedagogical family. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World, subtitled A Novel about the History of Philosophy. This popular work has been translated into fifty-three languages; there are over thirty million copies in print, with three million copies sold in Germany alone.

In 1997, he established the Sophie Prize together with his wife Siri Dannevig. This prize is an international environment and developmen...more


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Average rating: 3.72 · 47,327 ratings · 3,914 reviews · 42 distinct works
Sophie's World
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 32,632 ratings — published 1991 — 134 editions
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The Solitaire Mystery
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 4,552 ratings — published 1381 — 66 editions
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The Orange Girl
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 2,837 ratings — published 2002 — 41 editions
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Through a Glass, Darkly
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 1,290 ratings — published 1993 — 33 editions
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The Christmas Mystery
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 1,197 ratings — published 1992 — 30 editions
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3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 1,073 ratings — published 2000 — 23 editions
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Vita Brevis: A Letter To St. A...
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The Ringmaster's Daughter
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 882 ratings — published 2000 — 27 editions
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Hello? Is Anybody There?
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3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 482 ratings — published 1952 — 23 editions
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“How terribly sad it was that people are made in such a way that they get used to something as extraordinary as living.”
Jostein Gaarder, The Solitaire Mystery

“Wisest is she who knows she does not know.”
Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World

“A joker is a little fool who is different from everyone else. He's not a club, diamond, heart, or spade. He's not an eight or a nine, a king or a jack. He is an outsider. He is placed in the same pack as the other cards, but he doesn't belong there. Therefore, he can be removed without anybody missing him.”
Jostein Gaarder, The Solitaire Mystery

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