Sophie's World

by Jostein Gaarder · first published 1991

Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (Norwegian: Sofies Verden – Roman om Filosfiens Historie) is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked "Who are you?" "Where does this world come from?" in a letter from an unknown philosopher. The nonfictional content of the book roughly aligns with Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy. Sophie's World became a best-seller in Norway and won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1994.

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Genre:

Philosophical fiction

Original language:

Norwegian

Year page:

1991