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The World According to Anna
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The World According to Anna
Contributors:
By (Author) Jostein Gaarder
Translated by Donald Bartlett
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication Date:
10th January 2017
UK Publication Date:
10th November 2016
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
839.82374
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
224
Dimensions:
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 20mm
Weight:
200g
Description
When fifteen-year-old Anna begins receiving messages from another time, her parents take her to the doctor. But he can find nothing wrong; in fact he believes there may be some truth to what she is seeing.
Anna is haunted by visions of the desolate world of 2082. She sees her great-granddaughter, Nova, roaming through wasteland with a band of survivors, after animals and plants have died out.The more Anna sees, the more she realises she must act to prevent the future in her visions becoming real. But can she act quickly enough'Compelling' Sunday TimesReviews
SOPHIE'S WORLD is set to become a unique popular classic: a wonderfully engaging mystery story that also forms a completely accessible and lucid introduction to philosophy and philosophers - The Times on SOPHIE'S WORLD
A marvellously rich book - Guardian on SOPHIE'S WORLDAn Alice in Wonderland for the 90s . . . a simply wonderful, irresistible book - Daily Telegraph on SOPHIE'S WORLDA modern fairytale - Heat on THE ORANGE GIRLIt should be read by all - Vogue on THE ORANGE GIRLAuthor Bio
JOSTEIN GAARDER was born in Oslo in 1952.
SOPHIE'S WORLD, the first of his books to be published in English, has been translated into 60 languages and has sold over 40 million copies. He is the author of many other bestselling, beloved novels and children's books.He lives in Oslo with his family.