by Jostein Gaarder · PUNTO DE LECTURA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788466321969
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«El misterio del solitario» is the mystery and reflection novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by Punto de Lectura in hardcover (432 pages, in Spanish).
Hans Thomas, a twelve-year-old Norwegian boy, travels to Athens in search of the mother who abandoned him. In Dorf, a baker gives him a tiny book; as he reads it, Hans Thomas discovers Frode, a shipwrecked sailor who brought a deck of cards to life, and wonders to what extent each person decides their own destiny.
Work originally published in Norwegian in 1990 as Kabalmysteriet. The Spanish edition belongs to the Formato Grande series from Punto de Lectura.
For readers of contemporary and philosophical fiction; the work also appears in young adult catalogs.
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.
