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DescriptionA 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. Reviews'Sophie's World is being talked up as philosophy's answer to Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time... this is a simply wonderful, irresistible book' Daily Telegraph Not a Christian book by any means, but a very accessible introduction to the history of philosophy. The Wandering Bookseller Author descriptionJostein Gaarder is the author of Sophie's World, a huge bestseller in over 40 countries. He was born in Oslo in 1952 and lives there now with his wife and two sons. |