Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy

Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy
ISBN-10
1466804270
ISBN-13
9781466804272
Series
Sophie's World
Category
Fiction
Pages
544
Language
English
Published
2007-03-20
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Author
Jostein Gaarder

Description

One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mail: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" Before she knows it she is enrolled in a correspondence course with a mysterious philosopher. Thus begins Jostein Gaarder's unique novel, which is not only a mystery, but also a complete and entertaining history of philosophy.

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