It follows sophie amundsen, a norwegian teenager who is introduced to the history of philosophy by alberto knox, a middleaged philosopher. As a philosophical novel, maya covered many bases that most philosophicalreligious novels do not tend to think about. I believe it to be well written, and i enjoyed how it tied in the deck of cards motif, which was of course reminiscent of the solitaire mystery, also by gaarder. The focus of his concern is the plight of palestinian refugees, and he has vehemently criticized the israeli occupation of palestine. Despite the fact that the novel recounts the progress of several journeys, hans thomas begins his story with these words.
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Solrun and steinn, who had been lovers in their early twenties, reunite thirty years. Jostein gaarder s most popular book is sophies world. Sophies world became a bestseller in norway and won the deutscher jugendliteraturpreis in 1994. Sophies world by jostein gaarder download free ebook. Gaarders epistolary novel is a broadly drawn exploration of weighty themes. It was my first kindle purchase because i want to always have it close at hand. Jostein gaarder is the author of sophies world, a huge bestseller in over 40 countries.
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