Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere. Sophie s world by jostein gaarder, 9781474602280, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As the book moves along, sophie amundsen, a teenaged girl, learns important lessons in the history of western philosophy from her teacher, alberto knox. It is one of the most commercially successful norwegian novels.
The book begins with sophie receiving two messages in her mailbox and a postcard. Alberto, an intelligent man, guides sophie through the ancient greeks, the medieval thinkers, and enlightenment and romantic idealists. The book simplifies the complex world of philosophy. Jostein gaarder is the author of sophies world, an international bestseller that has been translated into more than 50 languages. Published in 1991, the book was a resounding success selling millions of copies and being translated into over 50 different languages the original book was written in gaarders native norwegian. I just finished a book, and i realized reading is as painful as life itself. Sophies world encompasses numerous time periods, cultures, discoveries, and belief systems. Hilde calls her friends in copenhagen, the city through which albert knag will be flying, and arranges for them to pull an elaborate prank on albert. At sophies birthday party, the world begins to plunge into chaosa fight begins to break out, and at the last minute, sophie and alberto vanish into thin air, escaping their book. When sophies world was published, it became a sensation for both adults and children from 10 and 11yearolds up. This was my very first indepth reading on philosophy. One day fourteenyearold sophie amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, each with a question. The different philosophers from sophies world learn with flashcards, games, and more for free.
Sophies world by jostein gaarder plot summary litcharts. Fast forward even further, to world war ii, when the soviets did even more damage bombing and the like. Link to this page view link to the book embed a mini book reader 1 page 2 pages open to this page. Entertainment weekly first, think of a beginners guide to philosophy, written by a schoolteacher. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. How many of the novels terms and references were you already familiar with. More praise for the international bestseller that has become europes oddball literary sensation of the decade new york newsday a pageturner. Sofies verden is a 1991 novel by norwegian writer jostein gaarder. Hilde, on the other hand, whom we meet halfway through the book, appears to be a real girl whose father has written a novel entitled sophies world.
Malbork castle history sophies world travel inspiration. It follows the events of sophie amundsen, a teenage girl living in norway, and alberto knox, a middleaged philosopher who introduces her to philosophical thinking and the history of philosophy. Ships from and sold by the book depository limited. Find the yarn packs that accompany the book on our website sophies universe scheepjes cotton 8 main pack.
By the mid20th century not much was left of this once splendid edifice. Sophie s world by jostein gaarder, 9781858815305, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. From this irresistible beginning, sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her norwegian village. But the history of philosophy is very well done and informative. Jostein gaarders sophies world provides a child like introduction to the world of philosophy.
The boston sunday globe with more than 30 million copies in print, sophies world is a sharp, exciting, entirely different novel that thrives on its contradictions. Does reading a novelor any bookconstitute a philosophical project. The age of the latter was determined more by the fact that sophie is 15 and. Perhaps we need to write a book like this ourselves taking our philosophy to the masses and to the world in a common language and not sanskrit. Sophies world, the first of his books to be published in english, has been translated into 60 languages and has sold over 40 million copies. By 2011 the novel had been translated into fiftynine languages, with over forty million print copies sold. Through successive letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course. It follows sophie amundsen, a norwegian teenager who is introduced to the history of philosophy by alberto knox, a middleaged philosopher sophie s world became a bestseller in norway and won the deutscher jugendliteraturpreis in 1994.
The defining theme of sophies world is, pretty clearly, philosophy. Please enter your name, your email and your question regarding the product in the fields below, and well answer you in the next 2448 hours. Immediately download the sophies world summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. My friend loaned the book to me and i disliked sending it back to her for fear i would not have it for references. Loosely based on the book by jostein gaarder, sophies world can best be described as a specialized game of trivial pursuit. This book leads you though a history of the great philosophers right though to the modern age. She in turn learns about philosophy by reading about sophies study of philosophy, never suspecting that she is merely a character in a booksophies worldwritten by a philosophy teacher named. Sophies world by jostein gaarder, 9781858815305, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Buy by jostein gaarder sophies world by jostein gaarder isbn. Two years ago, i finished the book while teaching 6 th graders.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Sophie s world by jostein gaarder, 9780374530716, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sofies verden sophie s world, jostein gaarder sophie s world is a 1991 novel by norwegian writer jostein gaarder. You meet characters, discover their world, live on their side, and in the end you close the book, leaving them behind, dead or alive. At the same time, sophie is curious who is giving her. With sophie, the reader is encouraged to question the world. I wasnt particularly interested in the story as such. This year i am teaching history to high school and middle school. Sofies verden sophies world by jostein gaarder, 9789866488948, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Dedri has also put a pack together in scheepjes colour crafter which is not detailed in the book.
Start a free trial of quizlet plus by thanksgiving lock in 50% off all year try it free ends in 00d 08h 20m 43s. Jostein gaarders world bestseller sophies world is a book about philosophy, as you may have guessed from the title of this article. When sophie s world was published, it became a sensation for both adults and children from 10 and 11yearolds up. She encounters first some odd philosophical questions and then the first chapter of a written philosophy course in her mailbox. The philosophical world which is often complex, vast, and difficult to contemplate in a limited time we have needs simplified parables and analogies. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your.
Would sophies world be too difficult for an inquisitive. Sophies world presents the history of philosophy in the form of a novel. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jostein gaarder books online. Need answer for 124 learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Find books like sophies world from the worlds largest community of readers. I read this book over the course of a month, while reading other books in parallel, and sometimes taking a break from it on purpose.
Sophies world begins when the player whose name is closest to sophie rolls the dice, but after that there are no references to the characters in the book. Sofies verden sophies world, jostein gaarder sophies world is a 1991 novel by norwegian writer jostein gaarder. Genus edition aimed at the philosophical and hellenistic crowd. Sophies universe crochetalong by dedri uys book wool. Sophie starts to learn about the historical beginnings of philosophy. Sophies world by jostein gaarder, 9781474602280, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sophies world became an alltime hit at the time of release and more when the english version got published. The english translation was published in 1995, and the book was. Book depository is the world s most international online bookstore offering over 20 million books with free delivery worldwide. In over the 500 odd books that i might have read, there are few books in which ive taken as many notes as i did in this one. It leaves me with sadness, the same sadness as losing a friend, left behind with memories, but alone. The book begins with sophie receiving two messages in her mailbox and a. Sophies world 1999 a teenager silje storstein discovers her world is not what it seems when she meets a philosopher who has a portal that leads to historical philosophers.
Shortlisted for best leadership book at the business book awards. Sophies world by jostein gaarder overdrive rakuten. The english translation was published in 1995, and the book was reported to be the bestselling book in the world in that year. When 14yearold sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own life. Sophies world by jostein gaarder, 9780374530716, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Philosophy, wisdom, and wonder theme in sophies world.
The book is written by jostein gaarder who is a norwegian writer. The book won many awards for the amazing story and the way it was written philosophically. Daily mail what is admirable in the novel is the utter unpretentiousness of the philosophical lessons, the plain and workmanlike prose which manages to deliver western philosophy in accounts that are crystal clear. Luckily for you, as youre slowly drifting past, malbork has been faithfully reconstructed. Goodreads members who liked sophies world also liked. This study guide and infographic for jostein gaarders sophies world offer summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. The philosopher states that, in all cultures, people wanted explanations for why nature worked the way it did. Sophie finds another packet from the philosopher, this time on the ancient myths. Sophies universe scheepjes stone washed xl main pack. Which aspects did you most want to research further. Books similar to sophies world meet your next favorite book.
Sophies world by jostein gaarder is, in my view, a highly successful attempt to write a history of philosophy together with a story. Sophies world became a bestseller in norway and won the deutscher jugendliteraturpreis in 1994. Sophies world was a long, strange, and most unpredictable novel. Sophies world a novel about the history of philosophy by gaarder, jostein author aug111997 paperback.