Product Details
ISBN: 9781857992915
Category: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 1996-03-04
Publisher: Phoenix (an Imprint Of The Orion Publishing Group LTD )
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Pages: 448
Pagination: 448 pages
Dimensions (mm): 198x129x31mm
Weight: 375g
Sophie's World: A Novel About The History Of Philosophy
When 14-year-old Sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own life. Why does she keep getting postcards addressed to another girl? Who is the other girl? And who, for that matter, is Sophie herself?To solve the riddle, she uses her new knowledge of philosophy, but the truth is far stranger than she could have imagined.A phenomenal worldwide bestseller, SOPHIE'S WORLD sets out to draw teenagers into the world of Socrates, Descartes, Spinoza, Hegel and all the great philosophers. A brilliantly original and fascinating story with many twists and turns, it raises profound questions about the meaning of life and the origin of the universe.