
Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often uses meta-fiction in his works, writing stories within stories. Gaarder was born into a pedagogical family. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World, subtitled "A Novel about the History of Philosophy." This popular work has been translated into fifty-three languages; there are over thirty million copies in print, with three million copies sold in Germany alone. In 1997, he established the Sophie Prize together with his wife Siri Dannevig. This prize is an international environment and development prize (USD 100,000 = 77,000 €), awarded annually. It is named after the novel.
Books

The World According to Anna
2013

The Orange Girl
2003

An Unreliable Man
2016

Sophie's World
1991

We Are Here and Now
2021

Genau richtig
Die kurze Geschichte einer langen Nacht
2018

Anton a Jonatán
2014

Questions Asked
2012

Sophie's World
A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy Vol I: From Socrates to Galileo
2022

The Solitaire Mystery
1990

The Ringmaster's Daughter
2000

Through a Glass, Darkly
1993

Maya
1999

The Frog Castle
1994

El libro de las religiones
1997

What's Behind the Stars?
1987

Hello… Is Anyone There?
1996

Vita Brevis
A Letter to St Augustine
1996

Jaque mate
2006

The Christmas Mystery
1992

The Diagnosis and Other Stories
1986

A Biblioteca Mágica de Bibbi Bokken
1993

The Castle in the Pyrenees
2008