The Solitaire Mystery
of Jostein Gaarder, Sarah Jane Hails (Translator)
Description
Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greeceâthe birthplace of philosophyâin search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier. On the way, Hans Thomas receives a mysterious miniature bookâthe fantastic memoir of a sailor shipwrecked in 1842 on a strange island where a deck of cards come to life.Structured as a deck of cardsâeach chapter is one in the deckâ"The Solitaire Mystery" weaves together fantasy and reality, fairy tales and family history. Full of questions about the meaning of life, it will spur its listeners to reexamine their own.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 309 pages
- Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Publication Date June 1st 1996
- First Publication 10/28/90
- Language English
- ISBN 9780374266516
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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