Jostein Gaarder
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
A Norwegian and his son search Europe for the boy's mother who left them to find herself. On the way they are given a magic book which will help explain her disappearance. A philosophical novel on family and destiny by the author of Sophie's World.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
One day, Sophie receives a cryptic letter posing an intriguing question: “Who are you?” A second message soon follows: “Where does the world come from?” It is the beginning of an unusual correspondence between our curious young heroine and her mysterious penpal. As the questions begin to pile up, Sophie is propelled headlong into a startling adventure through the history of Western philosophy. Her search for answers will see her explore each...
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