Sophie's World
A Novel About the History of Philosophy
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Narrated by:
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Simon Vance
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Written by:
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Jostein Gaarder
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One day, 14-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find two notes in her mailbox, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?"
From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning - but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
A pause-resisting novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Sophie's World has fired the imagination of listeners all over the world, having been translated into 45 languages and with over 20 million copies in print.
©1991 H. Aschelhoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), Oslo. Translation 1994 Paulette Moller (P)2007 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLCCritic Reviews
"Gaarder pulls off the difficult feat of blending philosophy and entertainment in a way that will capture [young adults'] interest and make them eager to explore further." (School Library Journal)
"First, think a beginner's guide to philosophy....Next, imagine a fantasy novel - something like a modern-day version of Through the Looking Glass. Meld these disparate genres, and what do you get? Well, what you get is an improbable international bestseller...[A] tour de force." (Time)
"Sophie's World is sheer delight. How I wish I'd had it during my college freshman survey of philosophy!" (Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time)
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- anshul
- 07-12-23
The idea of compiling almost everything about Historical aspects of philosophy and the evolution of it.
One of the best and must book for any philosophy student or a person seeking truth in this Universe.
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- UK
- 27-12-22
Amazing book of philosophy for anyone
beautiful story..amazing narration.
After reading several books on history of philosophy I can safely say this one provides the best interactive introduction to philosophy.
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- abhishek narayan singh
- 22-02-23
A amazing read for anyone and everyone interested in philosophy
This was undoubtedly an amazing book for entry level book on philosophy. A must read.
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- sandeep singh gangwar
- 18-03-23
A Good book to enter the world of philosophy
A good book to enter the world of philosophy .This book will explain very complex topic in simple way
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- saransh j.
- 03-05-23
A book to gift
I will like to give it as a birthday present to my son when he comes of age
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- nisha kumari
- 23-12-22
wonderful book, loved it, must listen.
this book make you understand philosophy in simple words, it's engaging not boring . enjoyed it. thanks to the narrator "Simon Vance" for wonderful narration.
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- Yeshvantha
- 02-10-23
Fairy tale of philosophy
Good book to read and understand about philosophy and the life within it. Most enjoyable too. Happy listening 😊👍
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- aditya raj
- 04-04-23
The book is marvelous but the audiobook is awful
The chapters are not indexed, some contents are missing and some paragraphs are jumbled up
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