Dear readers,
today I want to introduce you to a VIP, a very important publication.
The book is Sophie's world, written by one of the biggest Norwegian writers, Jostein Gaarder.
He published the novel in 1991 and after the English (and many other languages) translation the book became a worldwide bestseller.
This is one of the most famous philosophic novels ever written. I had the great pleasure to work with Gaarder some years ago when he came to a big cultural event here in Italy. He is an extremely nice and kind person. (as you can see I am really proud of my autographed copy!!!!)
The novel is the story of Sophie Amundsen, a 14-year-old girl who starts receiving strange and anonymous letters with strange questions like "who are you?" or "where does the world come from?".
With the time she finds out that the anonymous sender is a philosopher and she becomes her student.
He teaches her the history of philosophy, moving from different eras and times to show her the way of thinking of the great of the past. The philosophy development is mixed with the adventurous plot of the novel.
It is a complete book, you have adventure and you have philosophy. I have always loved philosophy, but I strongly suggest the reading of this book because Gaarder has a different approach towards the topic, and also towards the way to teach it. It is all like a big novel, a story that unfolds under your eyes as if it was a children's story. But, of course, it's not. It is a difficult and complicated reading, but it is so pleasant!
One of the most beautiful phrases I read in the book is the following:
"it is wrongly understood that the spirit is something more "aerial" than steam, instead it is the contrary: the spirit is more compact than ice".
So, during difficult times never forget this. Be strong, your spirit won't break, nor melt.
Talk to you tomorrow.
marti
Cari lettori,
stasera vi voglio parlare di un vero VIP dei libri: Il mondo di Sofia, scritto da uno degli intellettuali norvegesi più importanti, Jostein Gaarder.
today I want to introduce you to a VIP, a very important publication.
The book is Sophie's world, written by one of the biggest Norwegian writers, Jostein Gaarder.
He published the novel in 1991 and after the English (and many other languages) translation the book became a worldwide bestseller.
This is one of the most famous philosophic novels ever written. I had the great pleasure to work with Gaarder some years ago when he came to a big cultural event here in Italy. He is an extremely nice and kind person. (as you can see I am really proud of my autographed copy!!!!)
The novel is the story of Sophie Amundsen, a 14-year-old girl who starts receiving strange and anonymous letters with strange questions like "who are you?" or "where does the world come from?".
With the time she finds out that the anonymous sender is a philosopher and she becomes her student.
He teaches her the history of philosophy, moving from different eras and times to show her the way of thinking of the great of the past. The philosophy development is mixed with the adventurous plot of the novel.
It is a complete book, you have adventure and you have philosophy. I have always loved philosophy, but I strongly suggest the reading of this book because Gaarder has a different approach towards the topic, and also towards the way to teach it. It is all like a big novel, a story that unfolds under your eyes as if it was a children's story. But, of course, it's not. It is a difficult and complicated reading, but it is so pleasant!
One of the most beautiful phrases I read in the book is the following:
"it is wrongly understood that the spirit is something more "aerial" than steam, instead it is the contrary: the spirit is more compact than ice".
So, during difficult times never forget this. Be strong, your spirit won't break, nor melt.
Talk to you tomorrow.
marti
Cari lettori,
stasera vi voglio parlare di un vero VIP dei libri: Il mondo di Sofia, scritto da uno degli intellettuali norvegesi più importanti, Jostein Gaarder.
Gaarder ha pubblicato questo romanzo nel 1991 e, in seguito alla sua traduzione in inglese e in molte altre lingue, ha raggiunto una fama mondiale.
Il romanzo è uno dei più importanti scritti di filosofia mai scritti.
Ho avuto il grande onore di lavorare con Gaarder, quando era qui in Italia qualche anno fa (e come vedete vado particolarmente orgogliosa della mia copia da lui autografata!!!).
Il romanzo narra la storia di Sofia Amundsen, una ragazza di 14 anni che comincia a ricevere messaggi anonimi con strane domande come "chi sei?" oppure "da dove viene il mondo?".
Con il passare del tempo Sofia scopre che questo mittente anonimo non è altro che un filosofo, e lei ne diventa la studentessa. Lui le insegna la storia della filosofia, spostandosi tra epoche differenti per mostrarle il modo di pensare dei grandi del passato. Lo sviluppo filosofico è mescolato alla trama avventurosa del romanzo.
E' un libro estremamente completo, trovate l'avventura e la filosofia. Ho sempre apprezzato molto la filosofia, ma suggerisco con tutto il cuore la lettura di questo libro, perché Gaarder ha un approccio totalmente nuovo all'argomento. E' tutto come un grosso romanzo, una storia che si srotola davanti ai nostri occhi come se fosse una storia per bambini. Ma, ovviamente, non lo è. E' un libro complicato e difficile, ma così piacevole!
Tra le tantissime frasi che mi hanno colpito trascrivo ora questa:
"è opinione diffusa e sbagliata che lo spirito sia qualcosa di "più aereo" del vapore, invece è esattamente il contrario: lo spirito è più compatto del ghiaccio".
Quindi, nei momenti duri, pensate a questo. Siate forti, il vostro spirito non si romperà, e nemmeno scioglierà.
a domani.
marti
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