Jostein Gaarder



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Jostein Gaarder

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born
in Oslo, Norway
August 08, 1952

gender
male

genre
Literature & Fiction, Philosophy


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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 development prize (USD 100,000 = 7...more


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Average rating: 3.80 · 97,791 ratings · 5,811 reviews · 25 distinct works · Similar authors
Sophie's World
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 70,153 ratings — published 1991 — 164 editions
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The Solitaire Mystery
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 8,136 ratings — published 1990 — 79 editions
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The Orange Girl
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 5,827 ratings — published 2003 — 60 editions
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Through a Glass, Darkly
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 2,547 ratings — published 1993 — 38 editions
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Maya
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3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 2,068 ratings — published 1999 — 32 editions
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The Christmas Mystery
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 2,194 ratings — published 1992 — 40 editions
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The Ringmaster's Daughter
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3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 1,877 ratings — published 2000 — 37 editions
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Vita Brevis: A Letter To St...
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 1,727 ratings — published 1996 — 33 editions
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 1,008 ratings — published 1993 — 21 editions
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Hello? Is Anybody There?
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 951 ratings — published 1952 — 27 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
tags: life, living
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“Wisest is she who knows she does not know.”
― Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World
tags: philosophy, self-knowledge
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“It's not a silly question if you can't answer it.”
― Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World
tags: curiosity
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