About Jostein Gaarder
Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of novels, short stories and children's books. He often writes from a child's perspective, exploring wonder and using metafiction with stories inside stories. His best‑known novel, Sophie's World (1991), has been translated into 60 languages and more than 40 million copies are in print.
Awards & Honors
Peer Gynt Literary Award
Norwegian School Librarians Association Literature Award
Commander of the Order of St. Olav
Brage Prize honorary award
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Bancarella Literary Prize
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Riksmålsforbundets barne- og ungdomsbokpris
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International Literary Award Janusz Korczak
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Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
![“If just one of [those people] experiences life as a crazy adventure--and I mean that he, or she, experiences this every single day... Then he or she is a joker in a pack of cards.” quote by Jostein Gaarder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0b7/jostein-gaarder-676_adventure_if-just-one-of-those-people-experiences_1670803.png)
