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The solitaire mystery jostein gaarder oslo literary agency jostein gaarder jostein gaarder the solitaire mystery is built up like a chinese puzzle the frame story is about twelveyearold hans thomas who, with his father, motors down through europe in search the solitaire mystery. Christmas fiction by gaarder, jostein paperback book the the christmas mystery christmas fiction by gaarder, jostein paperback book the. It is not unusual for gaarder s novels to have two interweaving stories, but i felt that in this offering the second story was neglected. The christmas mystery by jostein gaarder goodreads.
We all love a beadtime story and here we have a philosophical meditation wrapped in the simple clothes of a journey across europe to bethlehem. Gaarder offers readers a christmas mystery hiding behind the doors of an advent calendar. Jostein gaarder has 39 books on goodreads with 517573 ratings. Jostein gaarder born in oslo spent many years as a teacher before writing full time.
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