by Jostein Gaarder · Phoenix Paperbacks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780753808665
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«The Christmas Mystery» is the fantasy novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by Phoenix Paperbacks in paperback, with 256 pages and text in English.
In present-day Norway, a boy finds an ancient Advent calendar. In each window there is a tiny paper that tells the story of a girl who disappeared half a century ago: after following a lamb, she travels through Europe and goes back two thousand years to Bethlehem, where she meets angels, shepherds and wise men as Christmas approaches. The mystery of the old man who created the calendar is also revealed.
The work was originally published as «Julemysteriet» in 1992; this edition is from 1999.
Reading for young and adult readers interested in Christmas fiction with a philosophical background.
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.
