Jostein Gaarder

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Jostein Gaarder was born in Olso, Norway on August 8, 1952. A former high school philosophy teacher, he now writes numerous novels for children and adults. His best known work is Sophie's World. He has received numerous awards including the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1994 for Sophie's World, the Buxtehude Bulle in 1997, and the Willy-Brandt-Award in 2004. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Sophie's World … (more)

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Works by Jostein Gaarder

Sophie's World 17,132 copies, 256 reviews

The Solitaire Mystery 2,804 copies, 37 reviews

The Christmas Mystery 1,092 copies, 25 reviews

Maya 1,049 copies, 12 reviews

Through a Glass, Darkly 1,020 copies, 20 reviews

The Orange Girl 984 copies, 32 reviews

Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine 744 copies, 11 reviews

The Ringmaster's Daughter 744 copies, 16 reviews

Hello? Is Anybody There? 328 copies, 5 reviews

Sophie's World: The Greek Philosophers 305 copies, 3 reviews

Bibbi Bokkens Magic Library 230 copies, 9 reviews

The Castle in the Pyrenees 208 copies, 13 reviews

The Diagnosis and Other Stories 124 copies, 1 review

The Frog Castle 118 copies, 2 reviews

Livro das Religiões, O 105 copies

The Christmas Mystery: Abridged Illustrated Edition 83 copies

The World According to Anna 77 copies, 8 reviews

Cosa c'è dietro le stelle? 57 copies, 1 review

Questions Asked 43 copies, 2 reviews

Scacco matto. Enigmi, fiabe e racconti 43 copies, 1 review

House of Tales (Author) 32 copies, 1 review

An Unreliable Man 28 copies

"Sophie's World" : Journal and Book of Days 15 copies

Sophie's World: Teacher's Guide - A Novel about the History of Philosophy 12 copies

Sofies Welt. Audiobook. 5 CDs. Hörspiel 12 copies

De wereld van Sofie : roman over de geschiedenis van de filosofie. Dl. 1 10 copies, 1 review

Jonathan und die Zwerge aus dem All (Author) 9 copies, 1 review

De wereld van Sofie : roman over de geschiedenis van de filosofie. Dl. 2 7 copies, 1 review

Sofies Welt / Sofies Lexikon im Schuber 5 copies

U jednom ogledalu, u jednoj zagonetki 1 copy

Sophies World A Novel about the History of Philosophy 1 copy

Análisis filosófico. El mundo de Sofia 1 copy

1998 1 copy

Sofies Welt. (Erläuterungen) 1 copy

Hallå, är det någon där? 1 copy

کتاب صوتی دنیای سوفی 1 copy, 1 review

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