About Jostein Gaarder:
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: A Novel About the History of Philosophy. It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 million copies in print.
A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.
Jostein GaarderIt's not him who's disturbed. But he likes to disturb others--to shake them out of their rut.
Jostein Gaarder