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Structured as a deck of cards each chapter is one card in the deck the solitaire mystery subtly weaves together fantasy and reality, fairy tales and family history. Jostein gaarder had an unlikely international success with sophies world, a novelized exploration of western philosophy through the eyes of a young girl. Buy the solitaire mystery new ed by gaarder, jostein isbn. Sophies world is fine, but the solitaire mystery is a true journey down the rabbit hole. Jostein gaarder is the author of sophies world, a huge best seller in over 40 countries. About the author context this entire book is told through first person. Its main target audience is young adults, but the themes of the book transcend any age group. The solitaire mystery is a slight story that digresses frequently into ontological riddles and idle musings over rather trivial coincidences the fact, for example, that there are the same number of cards in a deck as there are weeks in a year. The solitaire mystery book summary and study guide.
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