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Name: Sofies verden
Rating: 3.882352941176 (34 reviews)
Author: Jostein Gaarder

Sophie Amundsen, a fourteen‑year‑old girl from Norway, discovers two mysterious letters in her mailbox posing profound questions about identity and the origins of the world. Captivated, Sophie enrolls in a secret correspondence course that takes her through the philosophical ideas of Socrates, Plato, Nietzsche, Sartre, and other key thinkers. As she studies these concepts, she also faces a personal mystery involving another girl, Hilde, and his/ her own mysterious correspondence. The novel blends a coming‑of‑age narrative with an accessible survey of Western philosophy, challenging Sophie to apply what she learns as she seeks answers to the questions that began her journey.

First publish date: 1991

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: Jostein Gaarder

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