by Jostein Gaarder · Phoenix · tapa dura · ISBN 9781897580424
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«Sophie's World» is the philosophy primer novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by Phoenix in hardcover (448 pages, in English).
Sophie Amundsen, a fourteen-year-old girl, receives anonymous questions that lead her to journey through the history of Western philosophy with a mysterious mentor. As she studies thinkers such as Socrates, Descartes, Spinoza and Hegel, strange things begin to happen that question her own reality and lead her to an unexpected outcome.
Subtitled «A Novel About the History of Philosophy», the novel was translated into English by Paulette Møller.
Aimed at young people approaching philosophy for the first time, it will also appeal to adults seeking a narrative introduction to the history of thought.
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.
