by Jostein Gaarder · Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423621151
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«Das Weihnachtsgeheimnis» is Jostein Gaarder's children's and young adult mystery novel, published by dtv in paperback (270 pages, in German).
Faced with a lack of Advent calendars, the shopkeeper finds a handmade one for Joachim. Each day, instead of chocolate, a handwritten note appears: a group sets out from a Norwegian department store and crosses historic cities guided by a girl, heading to Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus. The ending comes on Christmas Eve.
Originally published as «Julemysteriet» in 1992; this 2003 German edition includes the Norwegian translation by Gabriele Haefs and illustrations by Rosemary Wells (Reihe Hanser collection).
For young people aged 10 and up; a Christmas read with a philosophical and religious background on the origin of Christmas.
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.
