Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy

by Jostein Gaarder

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Sophie's World : A Novel About the History of Philosophy

Original publication date

1991

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Lillesand, Norway

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Waterstones Books of the Century (1997, No 41)

BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 175)

Premio Bancarella (1995)

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Deze roman over de geschiedenis van de filosofie is een spannend verhaal, een detective en een filosofie-geschiedenis in één: een intrigerende roman die iedereen zal aanspreken die iets over zichzelf en de wereld om zich heen wil leren.

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Amazon.com (ISBN 1857992911, Paperback)

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.

(retrieved from Amazon Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:58:08 -0500)

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