by Jostein Gaarder · Phoenix House · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780753806739
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«Through a Glass, Darkly» is the novel by Jostein Gaarder, published by Phoenix House in paperback (161 pages, in English).
Cecilia, ill with cancer, stays in bed while her family busies itself preparing a Christmas they sense will be the last. An angel named Ariel enters through her window and talks with her about life, death, and the universe. As the weeks pass, Cecilia moves from anger and denial to a serene acceptance of her end.
Work originally published in Norwegian as «I et speil, i en gåte» (1993), translated into English by Elizabeth Rokkan and awarded the Bokhandlerprisen prize.
For readers of Jostein Gaarder and philosophical fiction, as well as for those seeking a story that faces loss and grief with serenity.
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.
