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“Sophie's world: a novel about the history of philosophy” by Jostein Gaarder
“Wanting to understand the most fundamental questions of the universe isn't the province of ivory-tower intellectuals alone, as this book's enormous popularity has demonstrated. A young girl, Sophie, becomes embroiled in a discussion of philosophy with a faceless correspondent. At the same time, she must unravel a mystery involving another young girl, Hilde, by using everything she's learning. The truth is far more complicated than she could ever have imagined.”
Taken from Amazon.
See also:
http://media.us.macmillan.com/readersguides/9780374530716RG.pdf
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/sophie/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie’s_World
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Sophie's world: a novel about the history of philosophy / Jostein Gaarder; translated by Paulette Møller. — London: Phoenix, 2000. — 436 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN-1 85799-722-0
PT 895.17 .A17 S6413 2000
R. 89787
