by Jostein Gaarder · Longanesi · tapa dura · ISBN 9788830412309
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«Il mondo di Sofia» is Jostein Gaarder's novel about the history of philosophy, published by Longanesi in hardback (542 pages, in Italian).
In the novel, Sofia Amundsen, a young woman who begins receiving anonymous letters with philosophical questions, follows the lessons of the enigmatic Alberto Knox. Together they journey through the history of Western thought, from antiquity to the contemporary era, in a plot that combines mystery, a coming-of-age novel, and philosophical popularization.
The Italian edition, translated by Margherita Podestà Heir, was released in 1994 in the La Gaja scienza collection. The novel was originally published in 1991.
A work intended for those who want to start learning the history of philosophy through fiction and for readers of coming-of-age novels.
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.
