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gaarder in 2009 oslo , norway 200px see below norwegian '' world '' , ` the orange girl ' the solitaire mystery '' , '' sophie 's 8 august 1952 siri dannevig children 's literature , fiction jostein gaarder.jpg jostein gaarder
 jostein gaarder novelist , short story writer
jostein gaarder

jostein gaarder -lrb- ; born august 8 , 1952 -rrb- 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 : a novel about the history of philosophy '' .
it been translated into 60 languages ; there are over 40 million copies in print .
