The Castle in the Pyrenees

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• The Castle in the Pyrenees by Jostein Gaarder - Review by Waterstone's Books Quarterly Online

  Set in Norway, this is the first novel in five years from the author of Sophie’s World and returns to the correspondence format of that work, this time using email. Two former lovers meet after a gap of 30 years, apparently by coincidence, at a hotel ... (read full critics)

  wbqonline published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

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  Jostein Gaarder is one of the writers I enjoy more; his philosophical and mysterious books make me really think.
  This one is a sort of dialogue about whether there is a spiritual dimension to our universe or not and, despite my interest in the topics raised in Solrun and Steinn's emails, it was har ... (continue)

  Jostein Gaarder is one of the writers I enjoy more; his philosophical and mysterious books make me really think.
  This one is a sort of dialogue about whether there is a spiritual dimension to our universe or not and, despite my interest in the topics raised in Solrun and Steinn's emails, it was hard work to read.
  Definitely one to read again when my brain is more receptive.

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• English Books
• Others 224 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0297859447
• ISBN-13: 9780297859444
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Pub date: Jul 08, 2010
• Also available as: Paperback and eBook

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