by Jostein Gaarder · W&N · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780753811467
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«Maya» is the contemporary fiction novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by W&N in paperback (346 pages, in English).
On the island of Taveuni, a chance encounter brings together the English novelist John Spooke, the Norwegian biologist Frank Andersen, and the Spanish couple Ana and José. Their conversations about the meaning of life lead into a story that travels from Fiji to Spain and combines love, grief, and mystery, with references to Goya's majas.
The original novel is from 1999; this English edition was published in 2001.
Recommended for adult readers of literary fiction and for fans of Jostein Gaarder, author of Sophie's World.
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.
