 First edition (Norwegian) | |
| Author | Jostein Gaarder |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sofies verden |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Genre | Philosophical novel |
| Publisher | Aschehoug |
Publication date | 5 December 1991 |
| Publication place | Norway |
Published in English | 1994 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) and audiobook (English, unabridged CD & download) |
| Pages | 518 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-85799-291-5 |
| OCLC | 246845141 |
| LC Class | PT8951.17.A17 |
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] The nonfictional content of the book aligns with Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy.[2]
Sophie's World became a best-seller in Norway and won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1994. The English translation was published in 1995, and the book was reported to be the best-selling book in the world that year. By 2011, the novel had been translated into fifty-nine languages, with over forty million print copies sold.[3] It is one of the most commercially successful Norwegian novels outside of Norway, and has been adapted into a film and a PC game.
- ^ Gaarder, Jostein (7 October 2015). "Sophie's World in Danger". Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder". July 1, 2020.
- ^ Mattin, David (14 March 2011). "Sophie's World author turns from philosophy to climate change". The National. Retrieved 24 February 2019.