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  2. Sophie's World - Wikipedia

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    Sophie's World (Norwegian: Sofies verden) 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?" in a letter from an unknown philosopher. [1]

  3. List of films about philosophers - Wikipedia

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    Sophie's World (1999) – The story of a teenage girl (Silje Storstein) living in Norway, and a middle-aged philosopher (Tomas von Brömssen), who introduces her to philosophical thinking and the history of philosophy; based on a novel by Jostein Gaarder. The Fountainhead (1949) – Based on The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.

  4. Jostein Gaarder - Wikipedia

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    Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (1991). It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 ...

  5. List of philosophical fiction authors - Wikipedia

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    No Exit - An existentialist play outlining Sartrean philosophy. The Devil and the Good Lord - An existentialist play outlining Sartrean philosophy. Rand, Ayn: 1905-1982 Objectivism: Beckett, Samuel: 1906-1989 Absurdism; Quasi-quietism. Waiting for Godot: One of the most well-known philosophical plays of the twentieth century. Eliade, Mircea ...

  6. Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space - Wikipedia

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    The album's title is from the philosophical novel Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, the context being: . Only philosophers embark on this perilous expedition to the outermost reaches of language and existence.

  7. Philosophy and literature - Wikipedia

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    Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World; Hermann Hesse, The Glass Bead Game; James Joyce, Ulysses; Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis; Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being; Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain; Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea; Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time; Dante ...

  8. Sophie Turner is nearly set for the lead role in Amazon’s upcoming “Tomb Raider” TV series, Variety has confirmed with sources. Sources say that the deal is not fully closed yet but is ...

  9. The Solitaire Mystery - Wikipedia

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    The Solitaire Mystery (Norwegian: Kabalmysteriet) is a 1990 fantasy novel by Jostein Gaarder, the Norwegian author of the best-selling Sophie's World. The Solitaire Mystery, as with Sophie's World, has a philosophical content but, unlike Sophie's World, it does not explicitly mention philosophers and theories.