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GAARDER, JOSTEIN Solitaire Mystery
Berkley Books, 1996. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Ill.: Kramer, Hilde. Good. FIRST PRINTING. Single spine crease, minor shelf wear, pages slightly toned. Translated by Sarah Jane Hails. "Gaarder, a former high-school philosophy teacher and author of the best-selling novel Sophie's World (1994), displays his effervescent knack for uncovering the meaning of life in this mercurial and enigmatic odyssey. Precocious 12-year-old Hans Thomas, eight years after his mother deserts the family in a quest to find herself, accompanies his lonely father on a mission to bring her home. In a mystical trek from Norway to Greece, Hans learns about his inescapable destiny through a miniscule book hidden in a sticky bun. He must use a magnifying glass, inexplicably gifted to him by a midget, to read about his heritage and future. This innovative work of fiction was originally published in Norway six years ago. It is creatively presented to the reader as a deck of cards; each chapter symbolizes one playing card and reveals one portion of the mystery, which is shrouded in a game of solitaire. Gaarder tells this intriguing and bewitching tale with fanciful elements that seek to awaken the dormant child within the reader." -- Booklist.
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