Jostein Gaarder Libros

Un libro profundo que levanta eternas preguntas de la humanidad: ¿quiénes somos?, ¿cuál es el significado de la vida?, ¿está determinado nuestro destino? Por Jostein Gaarder, autor de El mundo de Sofía. Hans Thomas, un muchacho noruego de 12 años, emprende un viaje hacia Atenas en busca de la madre que le abandonó. El azar hace que se detenga en Dorf, un pueblo donde un viejo panadero regala al joven un libro diminuto. A partir de ese momento, el muchacho inicia otro viaje paralelo: el de la imaginación. Sabrá de Frode, un marinero que naufragó y sobrevivió en una isla desierta, de su baraja de naipes y de cómo combatió su soledad haciendo que cada una de las 53 cartas tuviera vida propia. A Hans Thomas le surgirá una pregunta: ¿hasta qué punto podemos nosotros, a diferencia de los naipes, determinar nuestro destino?

It's almost Christmas. Cecilia lies sick in bed as her family bustle around her to make her last Christmas as special as possible. Cecilia has cancer. An angel steps through her window. So begins a spirited and engaging series of conversations between Cecelia and her angel. As the sick girl thinks about her life and prepares for her death, she changes subtly, in herself and in her relationships with her family. Jostein Gaarder is a profoundly optimistic writer, who writes about death with wisdom, compassion and an enquiring mind. 'Through a Glass, Darkly' will not only bring comfort to the bereaved. It will move and amaze everyone who reads it.

Poco antes de cumplir los quince anos, la joven Sofia recibe una misteriosa carta anonima con las siguientes preguntas: 'Quien eres?', 'De donde viene el mundo?'. Este es el punto de partida de una apasionada expedicion a traves de la historia de la filosofia con un enigmatico filosofo. A lo largo de la novela, Sofia ira desarrollando su identidad a medida que va ampliando su pensamiento a traves de estas ensenanzas: porque la Verdad es mucho mas interesante y mas compleja de lo que podria haber imaginado en un principio. El mundo de Sofia no es solo una novela de misterio, tambien es la primera novela hasta el momento que presenta una completa - y entretenida - historia de la filosofia desde sus inicios hasta nuestros dias. 'Un nuevo y sorprendente exito literario, el mas importante desde el misterio monastico erudito de Umberto Eco con El nombre de la rosa.' Der Spiegel 'Queria Jostein Gaarder escribir una novela para jovenes que buscan el sentido de la vida, sin embargo ahora El mundo de Sofia es un libro de culto para adultos.' Stern

Se sabe, aunque la Iglesia siempre ha pasado de puntillas sobre este hecho, que San Agustin, mas tarde Padre de la Iglesia latina, tuvo en su juventud una amante que le dio un hijo al que amo con predileccion. Vita brevis (1996), la primera novela de Jostein Gaarder no dirigida al lector juvenil, es la carta manuscrita que supuestamente Floria, su amante, le escribio al hilo de la lectura de sus Confesiones, la obra fundamental del santo obispo de Hipona. En ella, con ironia y sarcasmo, critica a Agustin por haber abandonado el verdadero y autentico amor humano para entregarse a uno divino, del que poco se sabe.Vita brevis es una novela diferente, una ardiente defensa del amor sensual y una fervorosa critica a la represion religiosa de las pasiones y sentimientos humanos; una obra completamente distinta a las anteriores del autor, aunque lleve el inconfundible sello de su siempre alerta curiosidad filosofica.

Jostein Garrader, autor de El mundo de Sofía, seduce con una novela de suspense donde mezcla ciencia, filosofía, historia y amor. «¿Qué podemos hacer tú y yo para aceptar que la vida sea tan breve?» Desde distintos escenarios, como el último reducto ecológico de las islas Fiyi o una España de arte y flamenco, los personajes de Maya disertan sobre la teoría de la evolución del hombre a partir del Big Bang, se sumergen en hipótesis sobre la relatividad del Tiempo y la finalidad del Universo y nos descubren el concepto hindú de Maya para explicar la visión que tiene el hombre de la realidad.

Bestselling philosophy book is reimagined for the first time as a graphic novel One day, young Sophie finds a letter addressed to her that contains only one question: "Who are you?" Then there's another one asking, "Where does the world come from?" The sender of these letters remains a mystery, but the questions intrigue Sophie. This is the beginning of a strange correspondence that will lead the young girl on a coming-of-age quest to meet major figures of philosophy (Socrates, Plato, Descartes, Hegel, Sartre, etc.). In the first volume, Sophie begins by questioning the philosophers of Antiquity and goes all the way to those of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This is the first of two volumes. In the second volume, she discovers metaphysical doubt while continuing on her way to modern times. This comic book adaptation of Jostein Gaarder's original book breathes new life into a cult classic.

The graphic novel adaptation delves into the evolution of philosophical thought from Descartes to contemporary ideas, maintaining the engaging narrative style of Jostein Gaarder's original work. With Vincent Zabus's writing and Nicoby's artistic interpretation, it presents complex concepts in an accessible and visually appealing format, making philosophy approachable for a wider audience. This volume continues to explore key thinkers and their contributions, inviting readers to reflect on profound questions about existence and knowledge.

'My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I'd hear from him again, but now we're writing a book together' To Georg Røed, his father is no more than a shadow, a distant memory. But then one day his grandmother discovers some pages stuffed into the lining of an old red pushchair. The pages are a letter to Georg, written just before his father died, and a story, 'The Orange Girl'. But 'The Orange Girl' is no ordinary story - it is a riddle from the past and centres around an incident in his father's youth. One day he boarded a tram and was captivated by a beautiful girl standing in the aisle, clutching a huge paper bag of luscious-looking oranges. Suddenly the tram gave a jolt and he stumbled forward, sending the oranges flying in all directions. The girl simply hopped off the tram leaving Georg's father with arms full of oranges. Now, from beyond the grave, he is asking his son to help him finally solve the puzzle of her identity.

A box of Latin manuscripts comes to light in an Argentine flea market. An apocryphal invention by some 17th or 18th century scholar, or a transcript of what it appears to be - a hitherto unheard of letter to St. Augustine from a woman he renounced for chastity? Vita Brevis is both an entrancing human document and a fascinating insight into the life and philosophy of St. Augustine. Gaarder's interpretation of Floria's letter is as playful, inventive and questioning as Sophie's World .

Panina Manina, a trapeze artist, falls and breaks her neck. As the ringmaster bends over her, he notices an amulet of amber around her neck, the same trinket he had given his own lost child, who was swept away in a torrent some sixteen years earlier. This tale is narrated by Petter, a precocious child and fantasist, and perhaps Jostein Gaarder's most intriguing character since Sophie. As an adult, Petter makes his living selling stories and ideas to professionals suffering from writers block. But as Petter sits spinning his tales, he finds himself in a trap of his own making.