Sophie's World - Softcover

JOSTEIN GAARDER

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753810263 ISBN 13: 9780753810262

Publisher: WEIDENFELD NICHOLSON HISTORY, 1996

Synopsis

One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?"Before she knows it, she is enrolled in a correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre and beyond, with a mysterious philosopher. But Sophie is receiving a separate batch of equally unusual letters. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up in Sophie's world?To unravel this riddle, Sophie must make use of the philosophy she is learning. But the truth is far more complicated than she could have imagined...

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Review

Wanting to understand the most fundamental questions of the universe isn't the province of ivory-tower intellectuals alone, as this book's enormous popularity has demonstrated. A young girl, Sophie, becomes embroiled in a discussion of philosophy with a faceless correspondent. At the same time, she must unravel a mystery involving another young girl, Hilde, by using everything she's learning. The truth is far more complicated than she could ever have imagined.

About the Author

Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1952. He taught high-school philosophy for several years before publishing a collection of short stories in 1986 and, shortly thereafter, his first two novels, The Solitaire Mystery and Sophie’s World, and several others since then. He lives in Oslo with his family.

Edition details

• Publisher: WEIDENFELD NICHOLSON HISTORY
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0753810263
• ISBN 13: 9780753810262
• Binding: Paperback