Jostein Gaarder

Jostein Gaarders nye roman er en fabel om klodens klima og miljø med handling fra både vår tid og fra fremtiden. Vi møter unge Anna i dag og hennes oldebarn Nova i 2082. Da er Jorden ikke lenger den samme. Anna har alltid hatt et intenst fantasiliv. Men i det siste har hun opplevd at mye av det hun drømmer og forestiller seg, er noe som kommer til henne fra en annen virkelighet, eller kanskje fra en annen tid? Hun drømmer at hun er sitt eget oldebarn, Nova. I år 2082 har Jorden mistet mye av sin fortryllelse. Havet har steget, store økosystemer er ødelagt, og tusener av plante- og dyrearter er borte. Er det noe oldemor og Nova kan gjøre for at verden kan få en ny sjanse? Oldemor har den gamle Aladdinringen på fingeren. Hva er den røde rubinens hemmelighet? Kan det være den som får alt til å begynne på nytt igjen? Hvordan kan verden gå i loop? Anna er en historie om hvordan det kan gå med kloden vi lever på hvis vi ikke tar til fornuft og erkjenner vårt ansvar som verdensborgere.

'My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I'd hear from him again, but now we're writing a book together' To Georg Røed, his father is no more than a shadow, a distant memory. But then one day his grandmother discovers some pages stuffed into the lining of an old red pushchair. The pages are a letter to Georg, written just before his father died, and a story, 'The Orange Girl'. But 'The Orange Girl' is no ordinary story - it is a riddle from the past and centres around an incident in his father's youth. One day he boarded a tram and was captivated by a beautiful girl standing in the aisle, clutching a huge paper bag of luscious-looking oranges. Suddenly the tram gave a jolt and he stumbled forward, sending the oranges flying in all directions. The girl simply hopped off the tram leaving Georg's father with arms full of oranges. Now, from beyond the grave, he is asking his son to help him finally solve the puzzle of her identity.

Eine Ode an das Leben, die Liebe, das Glück. Georg ist 15 und lebt mit seiner Mutter, seinem Stiefvater und der kleinen Miriam in Oslo. An seinen Vater kann er sich kaum noch erinnern; er ist gestorben, als Georg vier war. Doch nun, elf Jahre später, greift Georgs Vater wieder in sein Leben ein - mit einem langen Brief, der all die Jahre versteckt war. Die Lektüre dieses Abschiedsbriefes ist für Georg eine Reise in die Vergangenheit. Doch bald begreift er, dass es darin auch um seine Zukunft geht, zum Beispiel um die Frage, wie er es mit der Liebe hält. Und dem Leben. Sein Vater konnte ihm keine Antworten mehr geben. Aber er konnte seinem Sohn die richtigen Fragen stellen.

Deze roman over de geschiedenis van de westerse filosofie is een spannend verhaal, een detective en een naslagwerk in één: een intrigerend boek dat iedereen zal aanspreken die iets over zichzelf en de wereld om zich heen wil leren. Twee ondernemende tienermeisjes komen terecht in een wervelende speurtocht die tot antwoorden leidt op vele vragen, maar elke vraag roept weer nieuwe raadsels op. Op die manier schetst Jostein Gaarder een onderhoudend en origineel beeld van de wereld van de eerste Griekse filosofen tot vandaag.

"Nova sayang, aku tak tahu bagaimana rupa dunia saat kau membaca surat ini ...." Bumi 2082, Nova sangat terkejut saat tiba-tiba di terminal online-nya muncul surat dari nenek buyutnya, Anna. Surat yang ditulis 70 tahun lalu, tepat tanggal 12.12.12. Tepat saat nenek buyutnya berusia 16 tahun seperti Nova saat ini. Sungguh misterius, bagaimana mungkin 70 tahun lalu nenek buyutnya sudah tahu bahwa kelak cicitnya bernama Nova? Dan dari mana nenek buyutnya tahu tentang keresahan-keresahan Nova? Tentang bumi yang sudah tak seindah dulu lagi, tentang spesies yang punah, tanah-tanah yang tenggelam, kutub yang meleleh. Dan, benarkah cincin rubi merah dari legenda Aladin, menjadi kunci untuk mengembalikan keseimbangan bumi? Cincin yang selama ini melingkar di jari Anna, nenek buyutnya? Jostein Gaarder, penulis Dunia Sophie, kembali dengan Dunia Anna, sekali lagi mengajak kita berkaca. Dengan kisah yang ringan namun penuh makna, Jostein Gaarder kembali mengajak pembaca merenungkan eksistensi manusia dan semesta.

¿Qué es realmente el budismo? ¿Qué significa nirvana? ¿Cuáles son las principales diferencias entre catolicismo y protestantismo? ¿Qué sabemos de la Iglesia ortodoxa, tan cercana y al mismo tiempo tan distante? ¿Protestantismo y luteranismo son lo mismo? ¿Es verdad que el emperador de Japón es divino? Y del islam, tan presente en el debate social hoy en día, ¿cuál es su doctrina? ¿Qué sabemos delEjército de Salvación, los mormones o los cuáqueros que a veces aparecen en las películas estadounidenses? ¿Qué creencias tienen en África? Y los que no creen en un Dios, ¿en qué creen? ¿En el humanismo, en el materialismo? A todas estas preguntas nos contesta este Libro de las religiones, que fue concebido como un útil manual para jóvenes sobre el mundo de las religiones, las corrientes filosóficas y la ética por sus tres autores: Jostein Gaarder –autor de El mundo de Sofía–, Victor Hellern y Henry Notaker.

EL LIBRO QUE HA ENSEÑADO A PENSAR A TODA UNA GENERACIÓN Esta extraordinaria obra de divulgación que se ha convertido ya en una obra de culto aporta una coherente visión de conjunto sobre aquellos aspectos imprescindibles para comprender la historia de la filosofía occidental. El mundo de Sofía tiene el mérito de haber conjugado, acertadamente, rigor y amenidad en una narración donde una joven irá conociendo su propia identidad mientras descubre la capacidad humana de hacer preguntas. «Si no sabemos en todo momento a dónde vamos, puede resultar útil saber de dónde venimos. Para manejar mi propia vida también necesito entender mis raíces en la historia. La misión de la filosofía es estimular el análisis crítico para poder ayudar en el avance de la comprensión de aquello que tiene valor y por lo cual merece la pena luchar.» Jostein Gaarder

Georg Roed, berusia lima belas tahun, memberitahu kita ayahnya meninggal dunia sebelas tahun yang lalu ketika usianya empat tahun. Dia tidak menyangka dia akan mendengar suara ayahnya lagi. Akan tetapi, kini dia menulis sebuah buku bersama-sama ayahnya di rumah keluarganya di Humleveien yang terletak di Oslo. Gambar, perabot dan video lama mengimbau kenangannya bersama si ayah tercinta, seolah-olah ayahnya masih hidup. Kini Georg mula menulis kerana sepucuk surat untuk Georg yang ditemui oleh neneknya di dalam pelapik kereta sorong lama. ‘Surat untuk masa depan’ itu disembunyikan oleh ayah Georg supaya dia boleh mengenali ayahnya itu melalui cara yang tidak dapat dilakukannya sebelas tahun yang lalu. Watak yang banyak dikisahkan dalam surat itu bukanlah ayah Georg tetapi si Gadis Oren yang rupawan dan penuh misteri. Georg cuba mencari siapakah gerangannya si gadis itu. Georg juga tertarik dengan keinginan ayahnya untuk mengetahui tentang perkembangan Teleskop Angkasa Hubble dan keupayaannya menyelongkar rahsia alam semesta. Georg tahu bahawa dengan melihat cahaya bintang nun jauh di angkasa, teleskop itu sebenarnya meneropong jauh ke masa lampau.

Für Joakim beginnt eine spannende Zeit, als sein Vater ihn frühmorgens verläßt, um die Mutter ins Krankenhaus zu bringen, weil sie ein Kind erwartet. Zunächst ist es langweilig, so allein in einem leeren Haus, doch gerade als er wieder das Fenster schließen will, um zurück ins Bett zu schlüpfen, fegt eine Sternschnuppe über den Himmel und er sieht, wie ein kleiner Junge im Baum mit seiner Hose in den Ästen hängt. Joakim beäugt Mika kritisch, erzählt er doch allen Ernstes, daß er vom fernen, unbekannten Planeten Eloj kommt. Mit Mika kann er sich jedoch bald richtig gut unterhalten, denn er stellt erstaunt fest, daß dieser über dieselben Fragen nachdenkt, wie er auch: Woher kommen wir und wie hat sich der Mensch zu dem entwickelt, was er heute ist? Immerhin hat Mika keinen Bauchnabel, aber er behauptet steif und fest, aus einem Ei zu stammen. Der norwegische Erfolgsautor Jostein Gaarder erzählt auch in seinem neuen Kinderbuch wieder von sein Lieblingsthema, der Philosophie. Diesmal wendet er sich dem Gebiet der Evolution zu und schildert es so anschaulich, daß auch kleine Kinder seinen Gedanken folgen können. Ganz besonders gut gelungen sind die wunderschönen Illustrationen von Henriette Sauvant, die den Text wirkungsvoll unterstreichen. Joakim ist nicht verwundert, als der Vater morgens aus dem Krankenhaus zurückkehrt und begeistert vom kleinen Michael berichtet, der in dieser Nacht zur Welt gekommen ist: "Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Bruder. Eine ganze Welt wartet auf dich!"-- Manuela Haselberger

While waiting for the birth of his baby brother, Joe is visited by a strange child from another planet, and the two discover that they, and their planets, share many similarities as well as differences.

Sofia Amundsen è una ragazzina dalla vita per niente straordinaria. Tutto cambia quando cominciano a spuntare strane domande dalla sua cassetta delle lettere, poi le curiose risposte dell'eccentrico filosofo Alberto Knox per cui Sofia approderà a una bislacca festa di compleanno, nel giardino degli Amundsen. Ma la storia di Sofia non è soltanto un giallo raffinato o un incredibile romanzo d'avventura. Si tratta anche della più divertente storia dell'uomo e del suo pensiero che sia mai stata scritta.

I en bortgjemt bokhandel finner Joakim en magisk julekalender. Hver dag når han åpner en luke i kalenderen, faller det ut en liten lapp med en fortelling om Elisabeth og hennes reise til Betlehem. Det er en reise gjennom Europa og Lilleasia, men det er også en reise gjennom historien. En historie for hver dag i advent.

Hans Thomas og faren legger ut på blir en reise helt utenom det vanlige. Hans Thomas leser i hemmelighet den lille boka han har fått av en gammel baker, og alle skikkelsene som dukker opp underveis viser seg å ha overraskende forbindelser med hans eget liv. Kabalmysteriet er en erkjennelse av at livet er for kort til å ikke lete fram sitt trumfkort, som kanskje ikke alltid er den kyniske jokeren men heller den som sitter og leker med resten av stokken, mennesket med det undrende, vidåpne barnesinnet. "Men også jeg syntes jeg gjennomskua skjebnen nå takket være den lange historien jeg hadde lest i bolleboka," forteller Hans Thomas. Og kanskje klarer du det også, etter å ha lest Kabalmysteriet.

«Mi padre murió hace once años, cuando yo sólo tenía cuatro. Creí que no volvería a saber nada de él, pero ahora estamos escribiendo un libro juntos...» Así comienza La joven de las naranjas que hace reflexionar al lector sobre la intensidad de la Vida, pero también sobre la muerte. Una historia que nos habla del Tiempo y sobre qué somos realmente, qué misterio compartimos con el universo. ¿Elegiríamos nacer, y conocer la vida en toda su intensidad, sabiendo que quizá sea para permanecer sólo un instante en ella? ¿O rechazaríamos la oferta? Georg, un joven de 15 años apasionado por la astronomía, encuentra una antigua carta que su padre escribió para él al saber que iba a morir. En ella le cuenta el gran amor que sintió por la misteriosa Joven de las Naranjas para finalmente formularle una importante pregunta, a la que Georg debe responder. Antes de contestar, Georg habrá escrito un libro con su padre, un libro que va más allá del tiempo y de los límites de la muerte.

A la veille de ses quinze ans, Sophie Amundsen, jeune fille « presque modèle », reçoit une lettre d’un mystérieux individu. A l’intérieur, une seule phrase : «Qui es-tu ?» C’est le début d’une étrange correspondance qui l’amène peu à peu à partir sur les traces des plus grandes figures de la philosophie. Un roman initiatique paré de magie devenu grand classique de la littérature contemporaine.

A chance meeting on the Fijian island of Taveuni is the trigger for a fascinating and mysterious novel that intertwines the stories of John Spooke, an English author who is grieving for his dead wife; Frank Andersen, a Norwegian evolutionary biologist estranged from his wife Vera; and an enigmatic Spanish couple, Ana and Jose, who are absorbed in their love for each other. Why does Ana bear such a close resemblance to the model for Goya's famous Maja paintings? What is the significance of the Joker as he steps out of his pack of cards? As the action moves from Fiji to Spain, from the present to the past, unfolding further stories within the stories, the novel reveals an astonishing richness and complexity. As bold and imaginative in its sweep as Sophie's World, it shows again that Jostein Gaarder's unique and special gift is to make us wonder at the awe-inspiring mystery of the universe.

An alternate cover edition can be found here. "Você já pensou que num baralho existem muitas cartas de copas e de ouros, outras tantas de espadas e de paus, mas que existe apenas um curinga?", pergunta à sua mãe certa vez a jovem protagonista de O mundo de Sofia. Esse é o ponto de partida deste outro livro de Jostein Gaarder, a história de um garoto chamado Hans-Thomas e seu pai, que cruzam a Europa, da Noruega à Grécia, à procura da mulher que os deixou oito anos antes. No meio da viagem, um livro misterioso desencadeia uma narrativa paralela, em que mitos gregos, maldições de família, náufragos e cartas de baralho que ganham vida transformam a viagem de Hans-Thomas numa autêntica iniciação à busca do conhecimento - ou à filosofia.

A noite de Natal, mágica, sagrada,propícia ao raro encontro entre o eterno e o temporal, convidativa a um passeio pelo reino da poesia e de todas as coisas que se movem entre o Céu e a Terra. Ao quarto de Cecilie, onde uma grave doença a mantém acamada, esta noite, intensamente povoada por vozes e aromas familiares, chega pelas asas da sua imaginação, fortes e céleres, quase tão imateriais quanto as de Ariel, o anjo que a visita. No limiar da puberdade, Cecilie reflete ainda o brilho primordial do espanto que emana dos jardins da infância e faz fluir o diálogo com Ariel, com o mundo do outro lado do espelho. Acompanhada pelo anjo viaja numa "teodisseia" que, à luz da maiêutica socrática, faz a travessia das sendas labirínticas da incessante curiosidade perante os segredos da vida e do cosmo e assoma a uma invulgar proximidade com o mistério da criação. Um livro premiado que vem reconciliar a profundidade e a alegria.

«O que é a religião? É uma cerimónia de baptismo numa pequena igreja norueguesa. É o culto num templo budista. São os judeus com os seus rolos de pergaminho da Tora em frente ao Muro das Lamentações. São os peregrinos, que numa prova de fé, viajam até Meca.» Como nasceram as religiões e como se desenvolveram as suas diferentes manifestações presentes, hoje, em todo o mundo? Porque é que se torna elementar conhecê-las? E será que, nos dias que correm, há sentido em praticá-las? Desde sempre a religião desempenhou um papel fundamental e determinante na vida social e política em qualquer parte do mundo. Este livro descreve crenças, rituais e organizações das religiões vivas reagrupadas por centros de origem: Índia (Hinduísmo e Budismo), Extremo Oriente (Confucionismo, Taoísmo, Shintoismo) e Médio Oriente (Judaísmo, Islamismo e e Cristianismo). Através de uma linguagem objectiva as religiões são todas colocadas no mesmo plano e tratadas com igual e absoluto respeito, e delas filtradas e analisadas as filosofias de vida que pretendem responder muitas vezes às grandes questões existenciais. Jostein Gaarder e os seus colaboradores quiseram, com este livro, tornar perceptível que todas as religiões encontram as suas raízes numa condição humana comum e tornar o leitor consciente de uma ética inerente à própria vida, seja do indivíduo ou de uma colectividade, quer faça ou não parte de um grupo religioso. A este propósito, o presente livro inclui também filosofias de vida sem qualquer base religiosa, como o Humanismo, o Marxismo, o Materialismo e até uma incursão pelo movimento de cultura alternativa New Age. As intenções pedagógicas que inspiraram Gaarder a escrever este livro são evidentes.

Nas vésperas do seu aniversário de quinze anos, Sofia Amundsen começa a receber bilhetes e cartões postais bastante estranhos. Os bilhetes são anónimos e perguntam a Sofia quem é ela e de onde vem o mundo em que se vive. Os postais foram mandados do Líbano, por um major desconhecido, para uma rapariga chamada Hilde Knag, jovem que Sofia desconhece. O mistério dos bilhetes e dos postais é o ponto de partida deste romance, que vem conquistando milhões de leitores em todos os países em que foi lançado. De capítulo em capítulo, de ´lição´ em ´lição´, o leitor é convidado a trilhar toda a história da filosofia ocidental - dos pré-socráticos aos pós-modernos -, ao mesmo tempo em que se vê envolvido por um intrigante thriller que toma um rumo muito surpreendente.

O Mundo de Sofia é um desses inexplicáveis sucessos que têm gerado uma contagiante adesão por parte dos leitores, entre os quais se contam muitos jovens. Mas não só. Tornou-se de imediato um bestseller em muitos países: está traduzido ou em vias de o ser em mais de vinte línguas. Esta intrigante aventura filosófica, que põe em cena um professor de filosofia e uma jovem de catorze anos, percorre a história do pensamento ocidental, sem excluir alguns dos seus mitos e lendas e fazendo breves incursões pelas filosofias orientais. O tema central está estreitamente ligado à construção do universo romanesco que se duplica misteriosamente pela intervenção de outros dois personagens, apresentando-se ele próprio como um enigma. As misteriosas interrogações dirigidas a Sofia: «Quem és tu?» e «De onde vem o mundo?» são aqui emblemáticas da atitude de espanto de alguém, como Gaarder, para quem a existência é um coelho branco que o ilusionista tira ludicamente da cartola.

Dua saudara sepupu, Berit dan Nils, tinggal di kota yang berbeda. Untuk berhubungan, kedua remaja ini membuat sebuah buku-surat yang mereka tulisi dan saling kirimkan di antara mereka. Anehnya, ada seorang wanita misterius, Bibbi Bokken, yang mengincar buku-surat itu. Bersama komplotannya, tampaknya Bibbi menjalankan sebuah rencana rahasia atas diri Berit dan Nils. Rencana itu berhubungan dengan sebuah perpustakaan ajaib dan konspirasi dalam dunia perbukuan. Berit dan Nils tidak gentar, bahkan bertekad mengungkap misteri ini dan menemukan Perpustakaan Ajaib Bibbi Bokken. Melalui cerita yang bernuansa detektif ini, Jostein Gaarder, pengarang Sophies World, dan Klaus Hagerup, mengajak kita berpetualang dalam dunia buku dan perpustakaan. Tanpa sadar, Anda akan diperkenalkan dengan Klasifikasi Desimal Dewey, Winnie the Pooh, Anne Frank, teori sastra, teori fiksi, teori menulis, sejarah buku dan perpustakaan, dan masih banyak lagi. Dengan demikian, buku ini adalah pengantar kepada dunia buku yang dapat dinikmati pembaca kanak-kanak, remaja, maupun dewasa. Buku terbaik mengenai buku dan budaya-baca yang ada saat ini." Oldenburgische Volkszeitung. Sebuah surat cinta kepada buku dan dunia penulisan." Ruhr Nachricht

Petter er et venneløst barn som foretrekker sitt eget selskap og sine egne oppdiktede historier. Også etter at han har blitt voksen fortsetter historiene å myldre fram i hodet hans, men han kan ikke fordra tanken på å utgi noe i sitt eget navn. Derfor starter han "Forfatterhjelpen", som skal forsyne tørrlagte skribenter med fortellinger. Det blir en stor suksess, som imidlertid snart viser seg å bli en dødsfelle.

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Omtale fra Den Norske Bokdatabasen Sofies verden er både en filosofihistorie og romanen om Sofie og Hilde. Men filosofiens historie og historien om Sofie henger nøye sammen. For å oppklare en rekke mysterier i Sofies verden trenger vi de europeiske tenkernes innsikt.

Das Buch von Jostein Gaarder ist ein Juwel in der Masse der Neuerscheinungen. Ganz unscheinbar kommt es als Jugendbuch daher -- natürlich nicht irgendeines. Nimmt man es zunächst einmal abschätzend in die Hand, um darin zu blättern, erstaunt die Dicke des Wälzers. Welcher Jugendliche hat schon die Geduld und die Lust, sich durch 614 Seiten durchzukämpfen? Kaum ein Erwachsener will sich das zumuten. Noch dazu, wenn es sich um ein so trockenes Gebiet wie die Philosophie handelt. Und doch. Viele Leser werden den fetten Schmöker erst dann aus der Hand legen, wenn sie Sofies Welt erkundet haben. Geht es doch dabei um nichts geringeres als die großen Fragen der Menschheit. Sofie ist ein junges Mädchen, das im Sommer seinen 15. Geburtstag feiert und aus heiterem Himmel merkwürdige Briefe erhält, mit so komischen Fragen wie zum Beispiel: "Wer bist du?", "Woher kommt die Welt?" oder "Gibt es ein Leben nach dem Leben?". Aber es kommen auch Briefe an ein anderes Mädchen namens Hilde, das bei Sofie wohnen soll. Sofie macht sich auf, Hilde zu suchen und begegnet dabei Alberto Knox, der ihr einen Philosophiekurs anbietet. Dabei lernt Sofie in kürzester Zeit mehr, als in einem Jahr an der Schule. Noch dazu ist es hochinteressant, was Alberto über die Zeit der Mythen zu berichten weiß. Er erzählt von den Griechen, legt einen rasanten Streifzug durchs Mittelalter ein, beschreibt Renaissance, Barock und die wichtigsten Denker der Aufklärung und arbeitet sich an exemplarischen Beispielen wie Freud und Sartre bis zur Gegenwart durch. Sofies Welt ist kein trockenes Lehrbuch, das einen seitenlang langweilt und nur mit dem Fremdwörterbuch genießbar ist. Nein, die Philosophie wird vom Autor in eine pfiffige Geschichte verpackt, wobei er sowohl mit seinen Figuren als auch mit dem Leser während der Lektüre spielt. Ganz nebenbei erfährt man eine ganze Menge Fakten über die Anfänge des Denkens. Jostein Gaarder stellt die zentralen philosophischen Fragen einer Epoche immer in ihren historischen Kontext. So gelingt es ihm, daß der Leser am Ende des Buches nicht nur eine vergnügliche Geschichte gelesen hat, sondern auch einen roten Faden in der Hand hält, mit dem er selbst die Entwicklung der Philosophie betrachten kann, ohne von einem Wust an Fakten erschlagen zu werden, die nicht mehr zuordenbar sind. Wer Lust bekommt, das eine oder andere Kapitel nach einiger Zeit noch einmal zu lesen, dem hat es der Autor leicht gemacht, da ein umfangreiches Stichwortregister am Ende des Buches das gezielte Nachschlagen ermöglicht. Jostein Gaarder, geboren 1952, lebt in Norwegen und, wie kann es anders sein, lehrt Philosophie. Er zeigt in seinem Buch überzeugend, daß es Spaß macht, Fragen zu stellen, Antworten auszuprobieren, denn gerade die komischen Antworten in der Geschichte und die falschen Lösungsansätze in der Philosophie führen oft zu den interessanteren, neuen Fragen. Kurz gesagt: Denken macht Spaß -- man sollte es mal wieder ausprobieren. --Manuela Haselberger

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

A page-turning 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. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning--but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

A magical Christmas story from the bestselling author of Sophie's WorldIn the corner of a dusty old bookstore, a boy named Joachim discovers a magic advent calendar. When he opens the first door on 1st December, a small piece of paper falls on it is the beginning of a story about a little girl named Elisabet...Little Elisabet has been missing ever since the day she ran after a lamb and found herself travelling right across Europe to Palestine, and back through 2000 years to meet the Holy Family in Bethlehem. There she met angels, shepherds and wise men who joined her on her pilgrimage.Each of the twenty-four windows in Joachim's calendar hides another chapter in Elisabet's story, along with the key to unlock a renewed sense of awe at the true meaning of Christmas.But who was Elisabet and where is she now? On Christmas Eve, all the pieces of the puzzle will come together...

This is the story of the magical adventures of a small boy who helps a frog turn back into a prince and is rewarded with a visit to the Frog Castle. As with all Gaarder stories, there is a subtext, this time the gentle exploration of a child learning to come to terms with his grandfather's death.

'My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I'd hear from him again, but now we're writing a book together' To Georg Røed, his father is no more than a shadow, a distant memory. But then one day his grandmother discovers some pages stuffed into the lining of an old red pushchair. The pages are a letter to Georg, written just before his father died, and a story, 'The Orange Girl'. But 'The Orange Girl' is no ordinary story - it is a riddle from the past and centres around an incident in his father's youth. One day he boarded a tram and was captivated by a beautiful girl standing in the aisle, clutching a huge paper bag of luscious-looking oranges. Suddenly the tram gave a jolt and he stumbled forward, sending the oranges flying in all directions. The girl simply hopped off the tram leaving Georg's father with arms full of oranges. Now, from beyond the grave, he is asking his son to help him finally solve the puzzle of her identity.

Panina Manina, a trapeze artist, falls and breaks her neck. As the ringmaster bends over her, he sees around her neck an amber charm—just like the one he gave his own child before she was swept away in a torrent 16 years earlier. This tale is narrated by Petter, a precocious child and a fantasist, and perhaps Jostein Gaarder’s most intriguing creation since Sophie. Petter makes his living selling stories and ideas to authors suffering from writer’s block. It’s a lucrative trade, but as he sits like a spider in the center of his web, Petter finds himself in a trap of his own making. Jostein Gaarder is the author of Sophie's World, a huge bestseller in over 40 countries.

Twelve-year-old Hans Thomas and his father are driving from Norway to Greece in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years before. Along the way, the boy receives a mysterious miniature book - the fantastic memoir of a sailor shipwrecked in 1842 on a strange island where a deck of cards has come to life. But what does the sailor's journey have to do with that of Hans Thomas? And what can both their journeys tell us about our own quest to understand life?

On the 20th anniversary of SOPHIE'S WORLD, Jostein Gaarder returns with a spell-binding fable about a girl who begins to receive messages from another time... STATION ELEVEN meets THE LITTLE PRINCE. When sixteen-year-old Anna begins receiving messages from another time, her parents take her to the doctor. But he can find nothing wrong with Anna; in fact he believes there may be some truth to what she is seeing. Anna is haunted by visions of the desolate world of 2082. She sees her great-granddaughter, Nova, in a wasteland peopled by ragged survivors, after animals and plants have died out. The more Anna sees, the more she realises she must act to prevent the future in her visions becoming real. But can she act quickly enough? Haunting, gripping and magical, The World According to Anna is a fable for our time. Biographical Notes Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo in 1952. Sophie's World, the first of his books to be published in English, has been translated into 60 languages and has sold over 40 million copies. He is the author of many other bestselling, beloved novels and children's books, including The Orange Girl, The Christmas Mystery and The Ringmaster's Daughter. He lives in Oslo with his family.

It's almost Christmas. Cecilia lies sick in bed as her family bustle around her to make her last Christmas as special as possible. Cecilia has cancer. An angel steps through her window. So begins a spirited and engaging series of conversations between Cecelia and her angel. As the sick girl thinks about her life and prepares for her death, she changes subtly, in herself and in her relationships with her family. Jostein Gaarder is a profoundly optimistic writer, who writes about death with wisdom, compassion and an enquiring mind. 'Through a Glass, Darkly' will not only bring comfort to the bereaved. It will move and amaze everyone who reads it.

Ένα μυθιστόρημα με ήρωες δύο διαφορετικές κοπέλες και έναν ανώνυμο επιστολογράφο. Ένα βιβλίο μυστηρίου. Ένα μυθιστόρημα σκέψης, γνώσης, απόλαυσης, περιπέτειας. Και πάνω απ' όλα η Ιστορία της Φιλοσοφίας από την αρχή ως της εξέλιξη της μέχρι σήμερα.