Background
Jostein Gaarder was born on August 8, 1952 in Oslo, Norway. His father was a school headmaster and his mother was a teacher and author of children’s books.
(While taking a car trip through Europe with his father in...)
While taking a car trip through Europe with his father in search of his long-lost mother, a mysterious miniature book about a sailor shipwrecked on a strange island on which a deck of cards has come to life holds the clues to understanding the disappearance of Hans Thomas's mother many years before.
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1996
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1999
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2007
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2011
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2011
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2012
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2017
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2017
Jostein Gaarder was born on August 8, 1952 in Oslo, Norway. His father was a school headmaster and his mother was a teacher and author of children’s books.
Gaarder attended Oslo Cathedral School and the University of Oslo, where he studied Scandinavian languages and theology.
Jostein was a high school teacher in Bergen, Norway, for eleven years prior to his literary career.
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1996Gaarder described Judaism as "an archaic national and warlike religion", contrasting it with the Christian idea that the "Kingdom of God is compassion and forgiveness". Gaarder disputed allegations of anti-Semitism.
Jostein Gaarder is active politically. The focus of his concern is the plight of Palestinian refugees, and he has vehemently criticized the Israeli occupation of Palestine. He argued in favor of "recognizing the State of Israel of 1948, but not the one of 1967".
Jostein Gaarder has been involved in the promotion of sustainable development for nearly two decades. Gaarder contributed over $1.5 million to worthy environmental causes.
Gaarder married Siri Dannevig in Oslo in 1974. They moved to Bergen, Norway in 1979 and have two sons.
