Jostein Gaarder

Norwegian author (born 1952)

  • Fame58.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Norway rank#153
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  • Fame58.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Norway rank#153
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Born 1952 · age 74Norway
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  • Wikipedia
    57 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Norway
    #153
    Writers
  • Age
    74
    Born 1952
  • Known for
    Sophie's World
    1999
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

A Norwegian intellectual who wrote a novel about a teenage girl getting a philosophy course by mail — and watched it sell over 40 million copies in 60 languages.

Biography

About

Born 8 August 1952, Jostein Gaarder built a career writing novels, short stories, and children's books, often from the perspective of children examining their sense of wonder. He favored metafiction, nesting stories within stories. In 1991 he published Sophie's World, a novel that would be translated into 60 languages and print over 40 million copies, making it his best known work. The approach remained consistent: write through young eyes, let the questions carry the weight.

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58.5
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Historical24.1
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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#153
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