by Jostein Gaarder · SEUIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020408035
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«Maya» is the novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder, published by Seuil in paperback (416 pages, in French).
The novel combines science and ecology with enigmas: a philosopher gecko, a Spanish couple, Darwin, flamenco, Goya, the coelacanth and the date-change island. False appearances, trompe-l'oeils and Russian dolls assemble in a love story between the beyond and the here, between yesterday and today, about the mystery of life.
The work was originally published in 1999; the French edition by Seuil appeared on 6 October 2000.
For readers of philosophical fiction and narrative with mystery, in the vein of «Sophie's World», by the same author.
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.
