内容简介
Apage-turningnovelaswellasanexplorationofthegreatphilosophicalconceptsofWesternthought,Sophie'sWorld-withmorethanthirtymillioncopiesinprint-hasfiredtheimaginationsofreadersallovertheworld.Onedayfourteen-year-oldSophieAmundsencomeshomefromschooltofindinhermailboxtwonotes,eachwithaquestion:"Whoareyou?"and"Wheredoestheworldcomefrom?"Fromthisirresistiblebeginning,SophiebecomesobsessedwithquestionsthattakeherfarbeyondwhatsheknowsofherNorwegianvillage.Throughsuccessiveletters,sheenrollsinakindofcorrespondencecourse,coveringSocratestoSartre,withamysteriousphilosopher,whilealsoreceivinglettersaddressedtoanothergirl.WhoisHilde?Andwhydoeshermailkeepturningup?Tounravelthisriddle.Sophiemustusethephilosophysheislearning-butthetruthturnsouttobefarmorecomplicatedthanshecouldhaveimagined.
作者简介
JosteinGaarderwasborninOslo,Norway,in1952.Hetaughthigh-schoolphilosophyforseveralyearsbeforepublishingacollectionofshortstoriesin1986and,shortlythereafter,hisfirsttwonovels,TheSolitaireMysteryandSophie'sWorld,andseveralotherssincethen.HelivesinOslowithhisfamily.