At fifteen, Georg comes upon a letter written to him by his dying father, to be read when he comes of age. Their two voices make a fascinating dial...
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Feb 12, 2012
ميّ أحمد
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...جوستاين يكرس مفهوم الوجود وقيمة الحياة ونهاية الإنسان ويغرس مفهوم العائلة
حقيقة هي ليست رواية فقط ولكن كما يقول الناشر أنها أنشودة رقيقة للحب
فكرة الرواية إنسانية جدا فهي تدور حول أب ميت كتب لأبنه رسالة وجدتها العائلة بعد إحدى عشر عاما هذا الأمر بحد ذاته يغويك للقراءة
تحوي الرسالة قصة الحب التي ربطت بين الراوي الأب وفتاة البرتقال مرورا بالتخيلات التي كانت تطرأ في ذهنه حول الفتاة والتي لم يتخلى فيها المؤلف عن فلسفته الجميلة في الكثير من التساؤلات ولا عن رغبته الشديدة في More...
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Dec 17, 2009
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This book helped me be calm and still in a very difficult time in my life. I borrowed it from a friend, Shehneela, when I chanced upon it in her hostel room. I did not have any great reasons to pick this book up when she offered me to select something from her bookshelf, but now I am glad I picked this one up.
I cannot explain in simple words how this book has helped untie a knot in my heart and mind, but it has, and for that reason, I wanted to do away with Shehneela's copy altogethe More...
I cannot explain in simple words how this book has helped untie a knot in my heart and mind, but it has, and for that reason, I wanted to do away with Shehneela's copy altogethe More...
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Jan 03, 2012
Lynossa
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Few days ago Kay-c asked me what book should she read if she wants to start reading philosophy book. I immediately said' Jostein Gaarder's!'. Jostein Gaarder was the reason why I read philosophy book in the first place. I read Sophie's World years ago and I was hooked! So I started reading his other books. Orange Girl isn't my favorite Gaarder but that doesn't mean this book isn't worthy of your time. On the contrary, I think this is one of the must-read book; especially if you're taking interes
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Mar 09, 2011
Palsay
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Melalui novel Gadis Jeruk, sepertinya Jostein Gaarder hendak membuka mata kita tentang ihwal keberadaan manusia, termasuk keberadaan alam semesta itu sendiri yang telah menciptakan kita.
Kira-kira 15 milyar tahun yang lalu, telah terjadi sebuah ledakan besar yang menciptakan galaksi kita. Dimana sejak saat itu, dari sebongkah gas panas yang secara berangsur-angsur memadat dan mendingin, terciptalah kehidupan seperti yang kita sekarang alami. 15 milyar tahun bukanlah waktu sebentar, t More...
Kira-kira 15 milyar tahun yang lalu, telah terjadi sebuah ledakan besar yang menciptakan galaksi kita. Dimana sejak saat itu, dari sebongkah gas panas yang secara berangsur-angsur memadat dan mendingin, terciptalah kehidupan seperti yang kita sekarang alami. 15 milyar tahun bukanlah waktu sebentar, t More...
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Jan 12, 2012
drg Rifqie
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Review keduaku, setelah kemarin mencoba menulis review Galaksi Kinanthi
Ini buku kedua Gaarder yang aku baca setelah Dunia Sophie.
Lagi-lagi Gaarder menyajikan pelajaran filsafat di sini. Tapi dengan gaya bahasa yang seringan novel keluarga, Gaarder menggiring pemikiran kita ke arah pemikiran filosofis, tanpa sedikitpun membuat kita kebingungan mencerna bahasanya. Tentu saja sangat jauh lebih ringan dibandingkan gaya bahasa Sartre atau Nietsche. Aku menyebut Gaarder sebagai filosof More...
Ini buku kedua Gaarder yang aku baca setelah Dunia Sophie.
Lagi-lagi Gaarder menyajikan pelajaran filsafat di sini. Tapi dengan gaya bahasa yang seringan novel keluarga, Gaarder menggiring pemikiran kita ke arah pemikiran filosofis, tanpa sedikitpun membuat kita kebingungan mencerna bahasanya. Tentu saja sangat jauh lebih ringan dibandingkan gaya bahasa Sartre atau Nietsche. Aku menyebut Gaarder sebagai filosof More...
Nov 29, 2011
Sparkle
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This was one awesome book! I actually just came to read it because of my seat mate in fourth year high school. She was the one who owns the book actually. I saw the book on her desk and asked her about it. She told me that it's better if I read the book myself because it was so hard for her to explain everything in the book. I didn't hesitate, I immediately grabbed that opportunity to be able to read the book. I was so curious about its cover and its title "The Orange Girl". In the pro
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Sep 28, 2011
Pavlina
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Вярвате ли, че живеете в приказка?
А всъщност тя приказка ли е, когато е толкова тъжна?
Вярвате ли, че съдбата не може да е по-жестока, защото ви отнема всичко: отнема ви живота, семейството, любовта... света.
А вярвате ли, че същата тази съдба ви е дала толкова много... портокалово щастие, защото зад всичката тази голяма мъка и несправедливост се крие само един едиствен миг, една малка частица на най-голямото щастие, крие се той или тя...
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А всъщност тя приказка ли е, когато е толкова тъжна?
Вярвате ли, че съдбата не може да е по-жестока, защото ви отнема всичко: отнема ви живота, семейството, любовта... света.
А вярвате ли, че същата тази съдба ви е дала толкова много... портокалово щастие, защото зад всичката тази голяма мъка и несправедливост се крие само един едиствен миг, една малка частица на най-голямото щастие, крие се той или тя...
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Sep 04, 2011
Zschahna
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"Das Orangenmädchen" ist ein ganz besonderes Buch.
Georg ist fünfzehn als er einen Brief seines verstorbenen Vaters findet. Dieser bedeutet ihm so viel, dass er beschlossen hat ein Buch darüber zu schreiben, in welchem er die Situation beschreibt, als er den Brief gefunden und ihn dann gelesen hat und wo er auch die wichtige Frage beantwortet, die sein Vater ihm am Ende des Briefes gestellt hat.
Das Buch beinhaltet zwei Geschichten - den Brief des Vaters, in welchem er seine Ge More...
Georg ist fünfzehn als er einen Brief seines verstorbenen Vaters findet. Dieser bedeutet ihm so viel, dass er beschlossen hat ein Buch darüber zu schreiben, in welchem er die Situation beschreibt, als er den Brief gefunden und ihn dann gelesen hat und wo er auch die wichtige Frage beantwortet, die sein Vater ihm am Ende des Briefes gestellt hat.
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Aug 15, 2010
Grace
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Imagine finding a letter from your dead father in an old chair. Strange. I would be a little freaked out. Ok, maybe more then a little.
The boy's father died when the boy (whats his name again?) was only a toddler. But his father senced his time was almost up and began to write a letter to his son for when he was older. He wrote the tale of the Orange girl, a young lady who would most of the time appear with oranges near by. Once done with the letter, he stuffs it in the back of an ol More...
The boy's father died when the boy (whats his name again?) was only a toddler. But his father senced his time was almost up and began to write a letter to his son for when he was older. He wrote the tale of the Orange girl, a young lady who would most of the time appear with oranges near by. Once done with the letter, he stuffs it in the back of an ol More...
Dec 13, 2009
Julia
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Too sweetish and too simplistic for me.......i really wanted to like this book much more, maybe it would have surprised or enchanted me more if i hadn't watched the movie right before reading it - and i loved the film....it moved me to tears, i adored the characters and the plot - maybe i was just in the right mood for romance, maybe it's a good example of a great adaptation of a book into a script. the book is a really fast read, but the serious topic - a father who knows he's dying is writing
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Oct 04, 2011
Best
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A 15-year-old boy received a letter addressed to him from his father who had died 11 years ago. And they ended up writing this book together. This is a book telling a story in a quite original way. It's both interesting and boring. I lost my enthusiasm and interest sometimes along the way because of the father's long talk, but in general this is a nice book. It made me cry a bit here and there too, bringing back the memories of my lost dad and what we did together. There's this bit about his mot
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Sep 24, 2008
Taher
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مانند سایر آثار گاردر، زبانی ساده و احساسی معصومانه دارد. داستان راز عشقی عجیب و زیبا که پس از مرگ پدر برای پسر فاش می شود.
همه ی برخوردهای روزمره ما و اتفاقات پیرامونی که شاید به نظر ساده و معمول و تکراری می آیند، هر کدام نشانه ای است، نشانه ای از دخترک پرتقالی امان.
همه ی برخوردهای روزمره ما و اتفاقات پیرامونی که شاید به نظر ساده و معمول و تکراری می آیند، هر کدام نشانه ای است، نشانه ای از دخترک پرتقالی امان.
Jan 05, 2009
Michela
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"La verità è che mi sento già come un fantasma, e devo respirare a fondo ogni volta che ci penso. Comincio a capire perchè i fantasmi spesso gemano e ansimino da fare tanta paura. Non è per spaventare i loro successori. E' solo perchè soffrono indicibilmente a respirare in un'epoca che non è la loro."
"Ti confesso una cosa a cui penso spesso in questo periodo: per ogni singolo giorno che passa, e per ogni piccola cosa che facciamo, aumenta anche la possibilità che tu ti More...
"Ti confesso una cosa a cui penso spesso in questo periodo: per ogni singolo giorno che passa, e per ogni piccola cosa che facciamo, aumenta anche la possibilità che tu ti More...
Jul 09, 2009
دختر پرتقالي نام عشق ِ دست يافتني مردي است كه داستان آشنايي مرموز خود با او
را براي پسرش در قالب نامه، در واپسين روزهاي باقي مانده ي عمرش روايت مي كند. وقتي اين داستان را مي خواندم خدا را شكر كردم كه پدرم زنده است و من او را واقعا دوست دارم ، دوست داشتن به معناي واقعي البته در قالب عشق فرزند به پدر
اما هرگز اين افتخار نصيبم نشده كه با پدرم همان گونه سخن بگويم كه جرج در اين داستان با پدرش مي گفت يا بلعكس
در جايي از داستان پدر (جان الوا) به پسرش چيزي مي گويد كه م More...
را براي پسرش در قالب نامه، در واپسين روزهاي باقي مانده ي عمرش روايت مي كند. وقتي اين داستان را مي خواندم خدا را شكر كردم كه پدرم زنده است و من او را واقعا دوست دارم ، دوست داشتن به معناي واقعي البته در قالب عشق فرزند به پدر
اما هرگز اين افتخار نصيبم نشده كه با پدرم همان گونه سخن بگويم كه جرج در اين داستان با پدرش مي گفت يا بلعكس
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Apr 12, 2010
Azia
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Georg RØed telah ditinggalkan oleh Ayahnya ketika berusia empat tahun. Ingatan Georg akan Ayahnya hanya samar-samar. Ia mengenali sosoknya dari foto-foto lama dan rekaman video sewaktu kecil.
Siapa sangka dari kereta dorong bayi Georg ditemukan surat-surat dari Ayahnya yang dituliskan khusus untuk Georg. Ayahnya mengetahui ia sedang sakit keras dan tak akan sempat berkenalan lebih jauh dengan Georg. Saat inilah, ketika ia berusia lima belas tahun, ia akan mengenal Ayahnya lebih dekat More...
Siapa sangka dari kereta dorong bayi Georg ditemukan surat-surat dari Ayahnya yang dituliskan khusus untuk Georg. Ayahnya mengetahui ia sedang sakit keras dan tak akan sempat berkenalan lebih jauh dengan Georg. Saat inilah, ketika ia berusia lima belas tahun, ia akan mengenal Ayahnya lebih dekat More...
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Mar 12, 2010
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Dec 26, 2008
delnaz
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zendegi bakhtazmaii azimi ast ke dar an fagat shomarehaye barande ra mitavan did.
ama royahaye geire momken nam makhsosi darad ke be an omid migoim.
ketab ba ye halo havaye bachegane shoro mishe, dar morede ye pesar bachast ke pedaresho vaghti 3 salo nimesh bode az dast dade, vali pedaresh barash nameii gozashte ke hala yani 11sal bad peida mishe, bishtar dastan to nameye pedar migzare, ba vojodike shakhsiate aslie dastan pedar va madare in bachast vali mozoe 2khtare portegali me More...
ama royahaye geire momken nam makhsosi darad ke be an omid migoim.
ketab ba ye halo havaye bachegane shoro mishe, dar morede ye pesar bachast ke pedaresho vaghti 3 salo nimesh bode az dast dade, vali pedaresh barash nameii gozashte ke hala yani 11sal bad peida mishe, bishtar dastan to nameye pedar migzare, ba vojodike shakhsiate aslie dastan pedar va madare in bachast vali mozoe 2khtare portegali me More...
Mar 16, 2011
Sally906
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Georg is fifteen years of age when he is given a letter that was written by his father some eleven years earlier. Georg’s father died of cancer and while he was dying he wrote to his four year old son who he would never see grow up. Georg’s family all gather to hear what is written in the letter but Georg locks himself away in his bedroom and starts to read with his mother lurking outside asking him if he is ok until the letter is read.
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Feb 23, 2011
harryknuckles
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An amazing love story told in a totally original style.
The story is narrated by 15 year old Georg, who has just received a letter from his father. Nothing unusual about that, except that Georg’s father died when he was just four years old. Knowing he was going to die, he wrote a letter for Georg to read when he was older.
This letter - found behind the fabric of a buggy by Georg's grandmother - takes on the role of a letter "from beyond the grave", allowing Georg to come to More...
The story is narrated by 15 year old Georg, who has just received a letter from his father. Nothing unusual about that, except that Georg’s father died when he was just four years old. Knowing he was going to die, he wrote a letter for Georg to read when he was older.
This letter - found behind the fabric of a buggy by Georg's grandmother - takes on the role of a letter "from beyond the grave", allowing Georg to come to More...
Apr 24, 2009
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Fifteen-year-old Georg is stunned to receive a long-hidden letter from his father, who died of cancer 11 years before. It's a loving, romantic missive to the future, in which his father not only describes how he met and fell utterly in love with a mysterious woman whom he fondly nicknamed as "The Orange Girl", but also lyrically expresses an intense appreciation for the universe's wonders: common oranges, distant stars, the "great fairytale" in which he feels himself to be li
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Jan 11, 2009
Dea
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Sebenernya yang gw baca judulnya 'Gadis Jeruk', tp ketika di-search yg muncul cm versi englishnya 'The Orange Girl'.
Gw adalah orang yang pertama kali membaca Gaarder's, walaupun gw sudah sering mendengar 'Dunia Sophie'. 'Dunia Sophie' yang ketika gw tahu bahwa isinya adalah ttg filsafat, lalu serta merta gw agak enggan untuk membacanya (yaah.. walaupun gw selalu penasaran apa isi dr sebuah buku best-seller). Dan yang tidak gw sadari pada awalnya adalah bahwa si pengarang gadis jeruk adalah More...
Gw adalah orang yang pertama kali membaca Gaarder's, walaupun gw sudah sering mendengar 'Dunia Sophie'. 'Dunia Sophie' yang ketika gw tahu bahwa isinya adalah ttg filsafat, lalu serta merta gw agak enggan untuk membacanya (yaah.. walaupun gw selalu penasaran apa isi dr sebuah buku best-seller). Dan yang tidak gw sadari pada awalnya adalah bahwa si pengarang gadis jeruk adalah More...
Oct 22, 2011
Hikari
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Das Orangenmädchen ist eine bewegende Geschichte über das Leben, über die Liebe und über Verlust.
Georg ist 15 Jahre alt und bekommt einen Brief von seinem Vater, der seit 11 Jahren verstorben ist. Dieser Brief erzält die Geschichte von seinem Vater und dem Orangenmädchen. Georg liest diesen Brief und findet dabei viele Dinge heraus, die er noch gar nicht wusste und schreibt schließlich selbst etwas zu dieser Geschichte.
Neben dem schönen Stil von Jostein Gaarder finde ich More...
Georg ist 15 Jahre alt und bekommt einen Brief von seinem Vater, der seit 11 Jahren verstorben ist. Dieser Brief erzält die Geschichte von seinem Vater und dem Orangenmädchen. Georg liest diesen Brief und findet dabei viele Dinge heraus, die er noch gar nicht wusste und schreibt schließlich selbst etwas zu dieser Geschichte.
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Sep 06, 2011
Atique
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Kisah mengharukan, tentang surat dari seorang ayah kepada anak lelakinya yg baru terbaca 11 tahun sepeninggal sang ayah..
Surat panjang berisi kisah cinta ayah (jan olav) dengan gadis jeruk yg misterius, pengejaran cinta hingga ke italy, dan percakapan soal teleskop ruang angkasa hubble.
Georg berusaha mengingat sosok ayah yg meninggal sejak umurnya tiga setengah tahun, tp tak satupun yg bsa dikenangnya hingga diakhir surat yg bercerita tntang semesta alam bersama ayah diba More...
Surat panjang berisi kisah cinta ayah (jan olav) dengan gadis jeruk yg misterius, pengejaran cinta hingga ke italy, dan percakapan soal teleskop ruang angkasa hubble.
Georg berusaha mengingat sosok ayah yg meninggal sejak umurnya tiga setengah tahun, tp tak satupun yg bsa dikenangnya hingga diakhir surat yg bercerita tntang semesta alam bersama ayah diba More...
Jan 03, 2010
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Aug 07, 2009
Harun Harahap
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saat membaca halaman pertama..gw langsung jatuh cinta dengan buku ini...kisah tentang seorang ayah dan anak membuat gw membaca ini dengan perasaan bahagia dan penuh semangat..
kisah ini bercerita tentang seorang anak yang mendapatkan surat dari Ayahnya yang telah meninggal 11 tahun yang lalu..dalam suratnya itu sang Ayah bercerita tentang si Gadis Jeruk..siapakah gadis jeruk itu???dan diakhir suratnya pun Ayah bertanya kepada anaknya..pertanyaan apakah itu????
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kisah ini bercerita tentang seorang anak yang mendapatkan surat dari Ayahnya yang telah meninggal 11 tahun yang lalu..dalam suratnya itu sang Ayah bercerita tentang si Gadis Jeruk..siapakah gadis jeruk itu???dan diakhir suratnya pun Ayah bertanya kepada anaknya..pertanyaan apakah itu????
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Dec 10, 2008
sinta
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Georg menerima sebuah amplop besar dari neneknya. Sebuah surat yang telah berumur 11 tahun, surat yang ditinggal Ayahnya sehari sebelum dia meninggal. Perasaan aneh menyelimuti Georg.
"...seperti menemukan album yang belum pernah dibuka sebelumnya, berisi foto baru Ayah dan Aku" [18]
Georg mulai tenggelam dalam lembaran surat. Tenggelam dengan kisah pertemuan Ayah dengan seorang gadis dengan sekantong besar jeruk di sebuah trem yang mendebarkan, pertemuan singkat More...
"...seperti menemukan album yang belum pernah dibuka sebelumnya, berisi foto baru Ayah dan Aku" [18]
Georg mulai tenggelam dalam lembaran surat. Tenggelam dengan kisah pertemuan Ayah dengan seorang gadis dengan sekantong besar jeruk di sebuah trem yang mendebarkan, pertemuan singkat More...
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May 31, 2011
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Saya senantiasa dan masih menyimpan hasrat untuk membaca Sophie's World kerana 3 atau 4 tahun lalu, ketika berlegar di PWTC, D' memberitahu buku ini hebat.
Entah kenapa buku Gadis Oren (The Orange Girl) yang saya beli pada tahun lepas di ITNM. Sesuatu yang berlaku minggu lepas dan akan berlaku pada September hadapan yang memerlukan saya mula membaca Gadis Oren.
Memandangkan baru sahaja mengulang baca Pertentangan (Wole Soyinka), saya seakan dalam dunia falsafah yang berbeza, ya More...
Entah kenapa buku Gadis Oren (The Orange Girl) yang saya beli pada tahun lepas di ITNM. Sesuatu yang berlaku minggu lepas dan akan berlaku pada September hadapan yang memerlukan saya mula membaca Gadis Oren.
Memandangkan baru sahaja mengulang baca Pertentangan (Wole Soyinka), saya seakan dalam dunia falsafah yang berbeza, ya More...
Jan 31, 2011
Frank
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Leggendo questo libro mi sono trovato ad avere due opinioni ben diverse. Una riguarda la storia narrata che, sebbene non del tutto originale in certi aspetti, devo dire ho trovato abbastanza coinvolgente. L'altra, invece, riguarda il modo di scrivere dell'autore (o sarebbe meglio dire del traduttore?). Il tipo di scrittura mi è sembrato abbastanza semplice, con diverse ripetizioni, sia di concetti che proprio di parole. Resta da capire se sia stata una prerogativa di questo libro, oppure se ques
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Jan 06, 2012
Paula
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Esta é uma história comovente de um pai, que sabendo que vai morrer, deixa uma carta ao seu filho com o intuito de provocar a reflexão sobre um assunto importante e muito delicado sobre a vida, sobre a sua própria vida. No fundo, esta mensagem é para nós leitores, uma mensagem muito forte quando pensada e reflectida que origina uma resposta difícil.
Jostein Gaarder é perito em tocar em assuntos sensíveis e instalar a reflexão na nossa mente e tendo por base uma história e uma linguagem basta More...
Jostein Gaarder é perito em tocar em assuntos sensíveis e instalar a reflexão na nossa mente e tendo por base uma história e uma linguagem basta More...
Apr 03, 2011
samar
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فتاة البرتقال تفتح لك شهية الدخول في تفاصيلها بأناقة
الرسالة كانت حديثاً جميلاً للحب ، و الكون ، و الحياة
والتي اختتمها أيضاً بسؤال رهيب يقف القاريء عليه ليجيبه أيضاً بنفس
الدهشة التي استقبلها جورج .
ما يميز هذه الرواية التناغم العجيب في أشيائها .
والذي يحثك أيضاً على التهامها بسرعة
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فتاة البرتقال تفتح لك شهية الدخول في تفاصيلها بأناقة
الرسالة كانت حديثاً جميلاً للحب ، و الكون ، و الحياة
والتي اختتمها أيضاً بسؤال رهيب يقف القاريء عليه ليجيبه أيضاً بنفس
الدهشة التي استقبلها جورج .
ما يميز هذه الرواية التناغم العجيب في أشيائها .
والذي يحثك أيضاً على التهامها بسرعة
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