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A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder’s 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.
ASIN : 0374530718
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Reprint edition (March 20, 2007)
Language : English
Paperback : 544 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780374530716
ISBN-13 : 978-0374530716
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.91 x 0.87 x 8.27 inches
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Customers find the book to be a good, enjoyable, and charming read. They say it’s a great philosophy introduction that helps them understand history and religion better. Readers also describe the storyline as wonderful, interesting, and clever. Opinions are mixed on the enjoyment, with some finding it stimulating and fun, while others say it is boring and not engrossing.
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