by Jostein Gaarder · Siruela · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478447220
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«La joven de las naranjas» is a young adult novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by Siruela in paperback (168 pages, in Spanish).
Georg, a fifteen-year-old teenager interested in astronomy, finds a letter his father wrote before dying. In it, he tells him about the love he felt for the mysterious orange girl and poses a question. The novel invites reflection on death, time, and the decision to exist knowing that life is brief.
Las Tres Edades collection, no. 105. Original Norwegian title: Appelsinpiken. Translation by Kirsti Baggethun and Asunción Lorenzo. First Siruela edition in December 2003.
Young adult and adult audience; a story about love, death, and the philosophical questions these themes raise.
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.
