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Jostein Gaarder

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Jostein Gaarder (born 8 August 1952) is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and children's books. [1]

38 relations: Aftenposten, Appelsinpiken, Bill McKibben, Buxtehude Bull, Children's literature, Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, Euro, Fiction, Honorary degree, Inger Margrethe Gaarder, Intellectual, Kingship and kingdom of God, Klaus Hagerup, Metafiction, Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, Novel, Novelist, NRK, Op-ed, Order of St. Olav, Oslo, Oslo Cathedral School, Premio Bancarella, Short story, Sophie Prize, Sophie's World, Stella East, Story within a story, The Christmas Mystery, The Ringmaster's Daughter, The Solitaire Mystery, Through a Glass, Darkly (Gaarder novel), Trinity College Dublin, United States dollar, University of Oslo, Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine, 2006 Lebanon War.

Aftenposten

Aftenposten (Norwegian for "The Evening Post") is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation.

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Appelsinpiken

The Orange Girl (Appelsinpiken) is a 2003 novel by Jostein Gaarder, the Norwegian author of the best-selling Sophie's World.

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Bill McKibben

William Ernest "Bill" McKibben (born December 8, 1960)"Bill Ernest McKibben." Environmental Encyclopedia.

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Buxtehude Bull

The Buxtehude Bull (German: Buxtehuder Bulle) is a prize for youth literature, established in 1971 by Winfried Ziemann, a book merchant from Buxtehude, a small, thousand year old city, located in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

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Children's literature

Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are enjoyed by children.

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Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

The (German Children´s Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's literature.

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Euro

The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union.

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Fiction

Fiction is any story or setting that is derived from imagination—in other words, not based strictly on history or fact.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree, in Latin a degree honoris causa ("for the sake of the honor") or ad honorem ("to the honor"), is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation and the passing of comprehensive examinations.

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Inger Margrethe Gaarder

Inger Margrethe Gaarder (née Berthelsen; 8 June 1926 – 31 December 1993) was a Norwegian children's writer.

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Intellectual

An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about society and proposes solutions for its normative problems.

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Kingship and kingdom of God

The concept of the kingship of God appears in all Abrahamic religions, where in some cases the terms Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven are also used.

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Klaus Hagerup

Klaus Hagerup (born 5 March 1946).

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Metafiction

Metafiction is a form of literature that emphasizes its own constructedness in a way that continually reminds the reader to be aware that they are reading or viewing a fictional work.

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Norwegian Booksellers' Prize

The Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (Bokhandlerprisen) is a literature prize awarded annually by the Norwegian Booksellers Association.

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Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature

The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature (Den norske Kritikerprisen for litteratur or Kritikerprisen) is awarded by the Norwegian Literature Critics' Association (Norsk Litteraturkritikerlag) and has been awarded every year since 1950.

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Novel

A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, which is typically published as a book.

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Novelist

A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction.

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NRK

NRK (an abbreviation of the Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting AS, generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest media organisation in Norway.

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Op-ed

An op-ed (originally short for "opposite the editorial page" although often taken to stand for "opinion editorial") is a written prose piece typically published by a newspaper or magazine which expresses the opinion of a named author usually not affiliated with the publication's editorial board.

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Order of St. Olav

The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or Sanct Olafs Orden, the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on August 21, 1847.

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Oslo

Oslo (rarely) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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Oslo Cathedral School

Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian as Oslo katedralskole (Oslo Cathedral School) and more commonly as "Katta" is a selective upper secondary school located in Oslo, Norway.

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Premio Bancarella

The Premio Bancarella is an Italian literary prize established in 1953; it is given in Pontremoli every year, the last Saturday or the last Sunday in July.

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Short story

A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a "single effect" or mood, however there are many exceptions to this.

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Sophie Prize

The Sophie Prize was an international environment and development prize (USD 100,000) awarded annually from 1998 to 2013.

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Sophie's World

Sophie's World (Norwegian: Sofies verden) is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder.

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Stella East

Stella Dorothy Loring East (born October 25, 1955) is a Canadian-Norwegian artist and illustrator.

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Story within a story

A story within a story is a literary device in which one character within a narrative narrates.

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The Christmas Mystery

The Christmas Mystery (Norwegian: Julemysteriet) is a 1992 Norwegian novel for children by Jostein Gaarder.

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The Ringmaster's Daughter

The Ringmaster's Daughter (Sirkusdirektørens datter in the original Norwegian) is a novel by Jostein Gaarder, published in 2001.

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The Solitaire Mystery

The Solitaire Mystery (Kabalmysteriet) is a 1990 fantasy novel by Jostein Gaarder, the Norwegian author of the best-selling Sophie's World.

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Through a Glass, Darkly (Gaarder novel)

Through A Glass, Darkly (original Norwegian title: I et speil, i en gåte) is a novel by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder published in 1993.

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Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College (Coláiste na Tríonóide), officially the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university located in Dublin, Ireland.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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University of Oslo

The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo), until 1939 named the Royal Frederick University (Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet), is the oldest university in Norway, located in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

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Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine

Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine (Brief Life; also published in English as That Same Flower) is a novel written by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and originally published in 1996.

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2006 Lebanon War

The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War (حرب تموز, Ḥarb Tammūz) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War (מלחמת לבנון השנייה, Milhemet Levanon HaShniya), was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, Northern Israel and the Golan Heights.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jostein_Gaarder

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