The english translation was published in 1995, and the book was. Then at the end of sophies world, the book that hilde is reading, while at a party for sophie on june 15, alberto and sophie disappear. His best known work is the novel sophies world, subtitled a novel gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. It follows sophie amundsen, a norwegian teenager who is introduced to the history of philosophy by alberto knox, a middleaged philosopher sophie s world became a bestseller in norway and won the deutscher jugendliteraturpreis in 1994. When 14yearold sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own life. Discover book depositorys huge selection of international business books online. Sophies world by jostein gaarder, 9780374530716, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Heine, 9783150022535, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. About the author jostein gaarder was born in oslo in 1952. One day fourteenyearold sophie amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each. Discover book depositorys huge selection of books international books online. Sophies world by jostein gaarder, 9781474602280, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in sophies world, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Sophies world, a book in the form of novel, tells a story goes as follows. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. A pageturning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of western thought, sophie s world has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. Hildes father comes home and they talk about the book, and hilde is sure that sophie exists somewhere.
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