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Maya

Maya by Jostein Gaarder

Nominated ISBN: 1861591837

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by
Jostein Gaarder
Translated from the Norwegian by James Anderson
Nominated by:
Belfast Education & Library Board, Belfast, Northern Ireland
ABOUT THE BOOK

The creation of the universe, the evolution of life on earth, the emergence of human beings, the nature of consciousness and the purpose of human existence: these are the thoughts that occupy the characters of Maya; John Spooke, an English author who is grieving for his dead wife; Frank Anderson, a Norwegian evolutionary biologist who has lost a child and is estranged from his wife Vera; and an enigmatic Spanish couple, Ana and José, who are absorbed in their love for each other. Their stories are intertwined and so strewn with mysteries and illusions that it is difficult to say where one ends and the next begins, or if the accounts the characters give of themselves can be believed. The action moves from Fiji to Spain, from the present to the past as puzzles abound.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jostein Gaarder was for many years a teacher before he started to write full time. His previous works include Sophie's World, which has been sold in over 50 countries and has been made into a Cdrom, a film and a musical, The Solitaire Mystery, Vita Brevis, The Christmas Mystery, Through a Glass Darkly and the children's books Hello? Is Anybody There? and The Frog Castle. He lives in Oslo with his wife. They have two grown-up sons.
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