Maya oder Das Wunder des Lebens

by Jostein Gaarder
Maya oder Das Wunder des Lebens
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March 31st 2005 by DTV Deutscher Taschenbuch (first published 1999)

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Paperback, 429 pages

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3423622105    (isbn13: 9783423622103)

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Im Zentrum des Romans steht die Geschichte des Biologen Frank Andersen, dessen Ehe nach dem Tod seiner Tochter in die Brüche geht. Er befindet sich …more


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Jackie
Dec 18, 2009
Jackie rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0753811464)

Read in November, 2009
This is my first Gaarder book, as well as my first “philosophy” book. Admittedly, during the first portion of the book I had a hard time getting into it. There is quite a bit of mystery built up and much talk of evolution as the main character is a biologist. The dialogue is designed to make the reader question their own beliefs and purpose in life, which I thought was very interesting. However, the evolutionary discussions at times became too heavy and tiresome to read. It seemed like Frank...more
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Becky
Dec 06, 2009
Becky rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0753811464)

bookshelves: --2009--, 3-star, fiction, reviewed
Read in December, 2009
This is really the first "philosophy" book I've read, and I'm not sure what to make of it, honestly. The initial part of this book, in which the background hints that there is a bit of a mystery are given, to me had a little bit of a gothic mystery feel. Everything seems normal on top, but underneath, there's something just not quite right. It had me intrigued, and was enough of an intrigue to allow me to read through this book in the better part of a day and a half, despite some very ...more
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Mazel
Aug 16, 2009
Mazel rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of isbn 202051060X)

Avec Jostein Gaarder, vous entrez en cours de philosophie... Ça commence déjà à soupirer dans le fond de la salle. La barbe !

Seulement l'auteur du Monde de Sophie n'a pas son pareil pour attirer l'attention, provoquer l'interrogation et stimuler la passion... philosophique évidemment.

Avec son roman intitulé Maya, Jostein Gaarder compose un vertigineux conte philosophique sur le thème de l'éternité.

Une jolie paléontologue espagnole s'intéresse de...more
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Efrina
Feb 09, 2009
Efrina rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0753811464)

Read in December, 2008
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Christina
Aug 11, 2008
Christina rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0753811464)

Read in January, 2010
Probably the most philosophical book I have read from Gaarder, and that is saying a lot. The first half of the book takes place at a “tropical summit” where issues ranging from evolution, the universe, and the meaning of consciousness. The second half of the book moves into a mystery and explores the issues of love and of loss. I don’t think there was an issue that Gaarder did not touch in this book. Needless to say, it made for some interesting conversations with myself and had me explore...more
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Fajar
Jul 07, 2008
Fajar rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0753811464)

I had high hopes with this one. After all, Gaarder was the man who penned one of the modern classics that is Sophie’s World.

And he didn’t disappoint me. Maya is definitely a worthy successor to the likes of Sophie’s World and Vita Brevis. Staying true to his calling, he takes us in a tour-de-force of hard philosophical questions that were difficult to imagine, - let alone deliberate, by anyone alone. This, - I think, is where his greatest influence is supposed to be : in ...more
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Meli
Apr 11, 2009
Meli rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 979433491x)

.. Diperlukan waktu bermiliar-miliar tahun untuk menciptakan seorang manusia.Dan diperlukan hanya beberapa detik untuk mati ..

Jostein Gaarder menghadirkan dialog semesta dalam bukunya. misteri tentang penciptaan, ilusi waktu, cermin diri dan lagi-lagi, pertanyaan-pertanyaan.

ada kemungkinan besar buku ini dibaca dengan kening dikerutkan. tapi, bukan berarti ia tidak indah, bukan?

:)
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Ninil
Apr 02, 2008
Ninil rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 979433491x)

Read in April, 2008
Gw suka banget sama JG dan dia adalah salah satu pengarang favorit gw..
Seperti buku JG yang lainnya, ide ceritanya khas banget.. Nggak seperti buku2 lainnya. Selain itu, ada beberapa pembelajaran yg membuat kita membuka mata mengenai keberadaan kita di dunia ini.
Salah satu manifesto yg gw suka di buku ini adalah:
Mata yang meneliti alam semesta adalah mata semesta itu sendiri. Karena bola mata adalah pintu dua arah tempat dimana jiwa pencipta bertemu dengan ciptaannya.
Ce...more
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Liliyah
Jun 26, 2009
Liliyah rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of isbn 979433491x)

bookshelves: novel
" Diperlukan waktu bermiliar-miliar tahun untuk menciptakan seorang manusia. tetapi dibutukan hanya satu detik untuk mati"..

dan nasib buku ini pun sama... untuk bisa beli ni buku butuh berhari-hari nabung..tetatpi hanya satu detik aq lupa..dan buku yg belum selesai ku baca ini pun harus 'hilang'...alias tertinggal di atas Taksaka II....ketika plg dari Jogja ke Jkt..hiks.. ;'(
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هیچ کس
Dec 14, 2008
هیچ کس is currently reading it (review of isbn 0753811464)

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چند روز پیش رفتم شهر کتاب نیاوران و دیدم ترجمه شده...یک کتاب جدید از نویسنده مورد علاقه ام...بهترین چیزه که با خودت ببریش مسافرت و تو اوغات فراغتت بخونیش...
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Gema
Dec 09, 2009
Gema rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0752838547)

Aquí el espacio y el tiempo es relativo en el cuerpo de una mujer que se parece la maja de Goya en tiempos actuales ¿Reencarnación?Misterio y Filosofía
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Christian Brumm
Read in January, 2006
Liked it. Very long story though and got boring/dry at some point. Also its a bit involved to get the twisted story line right.
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Dahlia
Jun 19, 2008
Dahlia rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 979433491x)

bookshelves: inspiration
Di buku Gaarder kali ini g tidak mnemukan sesuatu yang baru, hanya mengingatkan ma Misteri Soliter. Malah terkesan pengulangan ide aja, dengan sedikit menambah bumbu perdebatan teori darwin dan megahnya seni karya manusia.

Mungkin lebih bagus kalau baca buku ini dulu baru Misteri Soliter karena guys...Joker selalu muncul tanpa terduga!!!

Walaupun gitoh, Gaarder selalu mbuat g rindu ma hmmm...hmmm...
*coba berfikir keras*
Hehehehehe...Nevermind!!!

Kata ...more
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Liliyah
Dec 13, 2008
fbuser777575698 marked it as to-read (review of isbn 0753811464)

bookshelves: to-read
menunggu di baca abis ujian yaaa... tp liat cover versi indonesianya ga kuku..huhu..
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Meld
Jan 04, 2009
Meld is currently reading it (review of isbn 0753811464)

bookshelves: currently-reading
open my mind about love. really different from the first Jostein's
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widhi adrianna
it's very deep
i have a plan to read
but if i have time :P
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Veronika
Sep 05, 2009
Veronika rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0753811464)

Haven't complete it yet.I lost the book when i was in Jakarta. Hiks..
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erry
May 26, 2008
erry rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 979433491x)

bookshelves: filsafat
Read in June, 2008
finally..akhirnya selesai juga. kita diajak menelusuri misteri kehidupan. Mundur ke periode devon, zaman karbon, jurassic, hingga jauh ke big bang.
"tepuk tangan untuk big bang baru muncul 15 milyar tahun setelahnya"
"saudara tiri neanderthal yg ternama, katak yang bermetamorfosis, dan kadal yang berubah bentuk"
paduan dari filsafat yang dibumbui dengan science, evolusi, dan fiksi yang diramu dengan sebuah narasi ala gaarder. must have book buat para pencinta k...more
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Drupadi
Sep 18, 2009
Drupadi rated it: 5 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0753811464)

confusing and fun
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Titik Musyarofah
woowww...
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