by Jostein Gaarder · dtv Verlagsgesellschaft · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423133968
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«Das Orangenmädchen» is the philosophical novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by dtv Verlagsgesellschaft in paperback (192 pages, in German).
Georg is fifteen and lives in Oslo with his mother, stepfather and little sister. His father died when he was very young, but eleven years later a farewell letter hidden all that time reaches his hands. Reading it is a journey into the past that confronts him with questions about love, loss and the meaning of life; his father can no longer give answers, but he can still teach him to ask the right questions.
Translation from the Norwegian by Gabriele Haefs; the original work, «Appelsinpiken», appeared in 2003. It was nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2004 in the Preis der Jugendjury category.
Recommended for young readers aged 13 and up and for those seeking novels that weave together love, family and philosophical reflection.
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 utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World (1991). It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 million copies in print.
