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Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder

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Author Biography

Name: Jostein Gaarder
Birth Date: August 8, 1952
Nationality: Norwegian
Gender: Male

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Biography of Jostein Gaarder
4788 words, approx. 16 pages
Few Norwegian writers have achieved such worldwide name recognition as Jostein Gaarder. His novel Sofies verden: roman om filosofiens historie (1991; translated as Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy, 1994) ranked as a number-one best...


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Sophie's World (Sofies verden in the original Norwegian) is a novel by Jostein Gaarder, published in 1991. It was originally written in Norwegian, but has since been translated into English (1995) and many other languages. Mostly consisting of dialogues...


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Sophie's World: Can Philosophy Influence Life?
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Examines the text Sophies World, by Jostein Gaarder. Summarizes the plot. Describes how by questioning her actual existence, Sophie uses the thoughts of Democritus, Socrates and Aristotle to grasp a solid understanding of the world around her as a way of expanding her uncertainty of life.


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