Jostein Gaarder

Jostein Gaarder was born in 1952. He studied philosophy, theology, and literature in Oslo. He then worked for ten years as a high school philosophy teacher. Initially, he wrote books for children and teenagers. His first novel published in Greek was "Sophie's World," which was translated into many languages and achieved great success. "The Solitaire Mystery" was published in 1990, two years before "Sophie's World," and in 1991, it won the Norwegian Critics' Prize for Literature, the most prestigious literary award in his country. He is also the author of children's books "The Christmas Mystery," "Hello? Is Anybody There?" and the novels "Vita Brevis," "Through a Glass, Darkly," "The Castle in the Pyrenees," "Maya," "The Ringmaster's Daughter," "The Magic Library," "The Orange Girl," and "The World According to Anna." Today, he works as a writer. He lives in Oslo with his wife, who is a theater scholar, and their two sons.