Sophie's world /
Jostein Gaarder ; translated by Paulette M�ller.
- London : Orion, 1991.
- xvi, 444 p. ; 18 cm.
Includes index.
The protagonists are Sophie Amundsen, a 14-year-old girl, and Alberto Knox, her philosophy teacher. The novel chronicles their metaphysical relationship as they study Western philosophy from its beginnings to the present