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Jostein Gaarder
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Norwegian author (born 1952)

Also known as: Gaarder, Gaarder, Jostein, J. Gaarder, Юстейн Гордер, جوستاين غاردر, 요스테인 고르데르

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Known works

  • Kabalmysteriet
  • Sofies verden
  • Through a glass, darkly
  • Das Orangenmädchen
  • Hello? Is Anybody There?