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The Solitaire Mystery

Jostein Gaarder

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece—the birthplace of philosophy—in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier. On the way, Hans Thomas receives a mysterious miniature book—the 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 cards—each chapter is one in the deck—"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.

Language: English

Pages: 309

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux

Release: June 01, 1996

ISBN: 0374266514

ISBN 13: 9780374266516

The Solitaire Mystery

Jostein Gaarder

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece—the birthplace of philosophy—in search of Hans Thomas's mother, who left them many years earlier. On the way, Hans Thomas receives a mysterious miniature book—the 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 cards—each chapter is one in the deck—"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.

Language: English

Pages: 309

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux

Release: June 01, 1996

ISBN: 0374266514

ISBN 13: 9780374266516

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