by Jostein Gaarder · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423129176
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«Durch einen Spiegel, in einem dunklen Wort» is the philosophical novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by Dtv in paperback (174 pages, in German).
Cecilie, a young woman ill with cancer, receives a visit from the angel Ariel at Christmas. Their conversation addresses creation, the cosmos and the human senses, as well as mortality, and gives Cecilie the opportunity to question her existence and her place in the world.
The novel, translated from Norwegian by Gabriele Haefs, has the original title «I et speil, i en gåte» and won the Bokhandlerprisen in 1993.
Suitable reading for young people from about 13 years old and for adults interested in philosophical questions about life and death.
Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World (1991). It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 million copies in print.
