Sophies World
"REMARKABLE... a whimsical and ingenious mystery novel that also happens to be the history of Philosophy."Jostein Gaarder made his Norwegian literary debut in 1986 with a collection of short stories, followed by two young adult novels. In 1990 he received the Norwegian Literary Critics' Award and the Ministry of Cultural and Scientific affairs Literary Prize for his book The Solitaire Mystery. Mr. Gaarder taught high school philosophy for eleven years in Norway, giving him a strong basis for writing Sophie's World, his first book to be published in English. After it's three-year spot at number one on Norway's bestseller list, it has held the same status in Great Britain, Germany, and France also appearing on bestseller lists in Italy, Spain, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and the United States. In Sophie's World, Jostein Gaarder twines the history of philosophy with the supernatural antics of Alice in Wonderland. The main character is a girl named Sophie Admunsen, the novels namesake. Sophie is fourteen years old, and lives in Norway with her mother and all of the animals in her Garden. She is soon joined by the mysterious Alberto Knox, first through correspo
The simplicity is subtle enough that it does not detract from the overall meaning of the novel. The only difference between us and the white rabbit is that the rabbit does not realize it is taking part in a magic trick. She is a girl of Sophie's age, her fifteenth birthday the same date, and her father away with the military. We who live here are microscopic insects existing deep down in the rabbit's fur. We feel we are part of something mysterious and we would like to know how it all works. The Major takes on a Deity figure and proves to be the most prominent protagonist. Sophie, Alberto, and Hilde fight to stop The Major from manipulating the characters in Sophie's world. A lot of people experience the world with the same incredulity as when a magician suddenly pulls a rabbit out of a hat which has just been shown to them empty. In the case of the rabbit, we know the magician has tricked us. While the reader is digesting the vast information presented in the philosophy course, they are also trying to piece together all of the odd happenings. He is the glue that propels the story. ndence, and then linked by a full-scale philosophy course he has chosen her for.
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