Sophie's world : a novel about the history of philosophy / Jostein Gaarder ; translated by Paulette Møller.
Title:
Sophie's world : a novel about the history of philosophy / Jostein Gaarder ; translated by Paulette Møller.
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox, two notes, each with a question : "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From this irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through successive letter, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while also receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And whyt does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning - but the truth turns out th be far more complicated than she could have imagined. -- Book Jacket.
Other Title:
Sofies verden (English)
Year Published:
1994,
1991
Physical Description:
518 p. ; 22 cm.
Edition:
2007 Paperback ed.
Note:
Originally published in Norwegian under the title Sofies verden by H. Aschehoug & Co., Oslo, Norway.
Contents:
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought. In order to answer two existential questions, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning--but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Added Author:
Added Title:
Møller, Paulette.
ISBN:
9780374530716
Publisher:
New York [NY] : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994, c1991.
