Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy Contributor(s): Gaarder, Jostein (Author), Møller, Paulette (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0374530718 ISBN-13: 9780374530716 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2007 Annotation: A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought. In order to answer two existential questions, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning--but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined. Click for more in this series: FSG Classics |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2006934351 |
Series: FSG Classics |
Physical Information: 1.25" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" L (0.95 lbs) 544 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
Features: Ikids, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 42976 Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 29.0 |
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Publisher Description: A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: Who are you? and Where does the world come from? From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning--but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gaarder, Jostein: - Jostein Gaarder is the author of Sophie's World, an international bestseller that has been translated into more than 50 languages. There are over 30 million copies in print. He was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1952. He taught high-school philosophy for several years before publishing a collection of short stories in 1986 and, shortly thereafter, his first two novels, The Solitaire Mystery and Sophie's World, and several others since then. He lives in Oslo with his family. |
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