The Solitaire Mystery

Gaarder, Jostein

ISBN 10 : 1561009164 ISBN 13 : 9781561009169

Editeur : Nova Audio Books, 1996

Synopsis

Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece - the birthplace of philosophy - in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier. On the way, Hans Thomas receives a mysterious miniature book - the fantastic memoir of a sailor shipwrecked in 1842 on a strange island where a deck of cards come to life. Structured as a deck of cards - each chapter is one in the deck - "The Solitaire Mystery" weaves together fantasy and reality, fairy tales and family history. Full of questions about the meaning of life, it will spur its listeners to reexamine their own.

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Review

Jostein Gaarder had an unlikely international success with Sophie's World, a novelized exploration of western philosophy through the eyes of a young girl. This is an earlier work, translated from the Norwegian by Sarah Jane Hails. This fable-like story dabbles in philosophy too, though more lightly. It tells of a Norwegian boy traveling across Europe with his calm and reflective father in search of his long lost mother. The boy finds a tiny manuscript that reveals the secret of a magic deck of cards that can tell the future.

About the Author

In 1994, Jostein Gaarder's novel Sophie's World was published to great acclaim in the United States and went on to become a bestseller the world over. Jostein Gaarder taught philosophy for many years before becoming a novelist. He lives in Olso, Norway.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Nova Audio Books
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1561009164
• ISBN 13: 9781561009169
• Reliure: Audio Cassette