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Jostein Gaarder

Jostein Gaarder

  • 5 stars across 8 books

JOSTEIN GAARDER was born in Oslo in 1952.
SOPHIE'S WORLD, the first of his books to be published in English, has been translated into 60 languages and has sold over 40 million copies.
He is the author of many other bestselling, beloved novels and children's books.
He lives in Oslo with his family.

16th October 2003

The Christmas Mystery

A boy called Joachim acquires a strange old Advent calender - and uncovers from it the story of a girl called Elisabet, ... MoreThe Christmas Mystery

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1st September 2003

Sophie's World

'A simply wonderful, irresistible book' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A terrifically entertaining and imaginative story wr... MoreSophie's World

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3rd August 1998

Hello? Is Anybody There?

In the hours before his brother is born, eight year old Joe has an unusual visitor, Mika, who falls out of a spaceship a... MoreHello? Is Anybody There?

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8th October 2015

Sophie's World: 20th Anniversary Edition

The international bestseller about life, the universe and everything. 'A simply wonderful, irresistible book'... MoreSophie's World: 20th Anniversary Edition

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9th May 2017

Questions Asked

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1st March 1996

Sophie's World

The international bestseller about life, the universe and everything. When 14-year-old Sophie encounters a mysterious me... MoreSophie's World

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