Gaarder, Jostein
In 1991, when Jostein Gaarder wrote SOPHIE'S WORLD he believed that a novel on the history of philosophy would appeal only to a specialist readership. In 1995 the book was the most sold novel in the world.
To date SOPHIE'S WORLD has been translated into 60 languages and has sold over 40 million copies. An unknown number of pirate editions also exist. Jostein Gaarder's other works, both his children's books and adult novels such as THE SOLITAIRE MYSTERY, THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY, VITA BREVIS , THE RINGMASTER'S DAUGHTER and THE ORANGE GIRL have proved hugely popular and been published in a host of countries.
Gaarder's profound personal commitment and great fund of knowledge have inspired readers all over the world to think and ask questions about ourselves, our place in history, and the world around us.
Click here to see a listing of Awards and Decorations received by Jostein Gaarder.
Click here to download a brochure about Jostein Gaarder. His publishers can receive the print ready files for free for translation and digital printing in their own country.
| Year |
Norwegian title |
English Title |
Rights sold to |
Foreign publisher |
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2013 |
Anna. En fabel om klodens klima og miljø. |
Anna. A fable about the earth's climate and environment |
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Czech |
Albatros |
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Danish |
Rosinante AS (Høst og Søn) |
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French |
Seuil |
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German |
Hanser |
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Greek |
Livanis |
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Indonesian |
Mizan |
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Italian |
Longanesi |
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Slovakian |
Albatros |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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2012 |
Det spørs |
Questions Asked |
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Arabic |
Dar Al-Muna |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia das Letras |
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Chinese (simplified) |
The Writers Publishing House |
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Czech |
Albatros Media |
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German |
Carl Hanser Verlag |
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Greek |
Livanis |
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Italian |
Longanesi |
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Korean |
Sigongsa |
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Slovakian |
Albatros Media |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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Swedish |
Kabusa |
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Turkish |
Pan |
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2008 |
Slottet i Pyreneene |
The Castle in the Pyrenees |
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Albanian |
Onufri |
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Arabic |
Dar Al Muna |
|
Brazilian Portuguese |
Companiha das letras |
|
British English |
Orion |
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Catalan |
Editorial Cruïlla |
|
Chinese (complex) |
Ecus Publishing House co. |
|
Chinese (simplified) |
Jieli Publishing House |
|
Croatian |
ZNANJE d.d. |
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Czech |
Albatros |
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Danish |
GB-forlagene |
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French |
Seuil |
|
Georgian |
Nectar |
|
German |
Hanser |
|
Greek |
Livanis |
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Italian |
Longanesi |
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Japanese |
NHK Publishing |
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Macedonian |
ViG Zenica |
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Polish |
Jacek Santorski |
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Portuguese |
EDITORIAL PRESENÇA |
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Romanian |
Editura Univers |
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Russian |
Amphora |
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Serbian |
Geopoetika |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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Turkish |
Pan |
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Ukrainian |
Litopys |
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2006 |
De gule dvergene |
The Yellow Dwarves |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia das Letras |
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Catalan |
Editorial Cruïlla |
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Danish |
GB-Forlagene |
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German |
Hanser |
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Korean |
Hyeonamsa Publishing |
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Polish |
J. Santorski |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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2006 |
Sjakk matt |
Checkmate |
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German |
Hanser |
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Indonesian |
Mizan |
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Italian |
Longanesi |
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Korean |
Hyonam |
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Polish |
J. Santorski |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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2003 |
Appelsinpiken |
The Orange Girl |
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Albanian |
Onufri, Tirana |
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Arabic |
Dar Al-Muna |
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Bengali |
Sandesh |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia das letras |
|
British English |
Orion, UK |
|
Bulgarian |
Damyan Yakov Publishing |
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Catalan |
Empuries |
|
Chinese (complex) |
Ecus |
|
Chinese (simplified) |
Jieli |
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Croatian |
Znanje |
|
Czech |
Albatros |
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Danish |
Forum |
|
Dutch |
Signature |
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Estonian |
Koolibri |
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Faeroese |
Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags |
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Finnish |
Tammi |
|
French |
Seuil |
|
Georgian |
Nectar Publishing |
|
German |
Hanser Verlag |
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Greek |
Livani |
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Hebrew |
Kinneret/Zmora |
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Hindi |
Rajkamal Prakashan |
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Hungarian |
Animus |
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Icelandic |
Edda |
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Indonesian |
Mizan |
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Italian |
Longanesi |
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Japanese |
NHK |
|
Korean |
Hyonam |
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Latvian |
Zvaigzne |
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Lithuanian |
Alma Littera |
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Macedonian |
TRI Publishing Centre |
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Malay |
ITNMB |
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Norge/Film |
Aksel Helgeland |
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Polish |
J. Santorski |
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Portuguese |
Presenca |
|
Romanian |
Ed. Univers |
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Russian |
Amphora |
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Serbian |
Geopoetika |
|
Slovene |
ValeNovak |
|
Spanish |
Siruela |
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Swedish |
Rabén |
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Thai |
Matichon |
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Turkish |
Pan |
|
Ukrainian |
Litopys |
|
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2001 |
Sirkusdirektørens datter |
The Ringmaster's Daughter |
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Albanian |
Onufri, Tirana |
|
Brazilian Portuguese |
Comphania das Letras |
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British English |
Orion Books |
|
Catalan |
Empuries/Grup 62 |
|
Chinese (complex) |
Triumph Agency |
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Czech |
Euromedia |
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Danish |
Forum |
|
Dutch |
Signature |
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Finnish |
Tammi |
|
French |
Seuil |
|
Georgian |
Nectar |
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German |
Hanser |
|
Greek |
Livani |
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Hebrew |
Kinneret- Zmora |
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Hungarian |
Magyar Könyklub |
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Indonesian |
Mizan |
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Italian |
Longanesi/TEA |
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Japanese |
NHC |
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Korean |
Ire |
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Latvian |
Atena |
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Lithuanian |
Alma Littera |
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Polish |
Jacek Santorski |
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Portuguese |
Presenca |
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Russian |
Amphora |
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Serbian |
Geopoetika |
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Slovakian |
Vydavatelstvo |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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Swedish |
Nordstedts |
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Turkish |
Pan |
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Ukrainian |
Litopys |
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1999 |
Maya |
Maya |
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Bengali |
Kaloharaph |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia Das Letras |
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British English |
Orion |
|
Catalan |
Empuries/Grup 62 |
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Chinese (complex) |
Triumph Publishing |
|
Chinese (simplified) |
Simplified characters - Writers Publ. House |
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Croatian |
Znanje |
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Danish |
Forum |
|
Dutch |
Fontein |
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Finnish |
Tammi |
|
French |
Seuil |
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Georgian |
Nectar Publishing |
|
German |
Hanser |
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Greek |
Livani |
|
Hebrew |
Schocken |
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Indonesian |
Mizan |
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Italian |
Longanesi |
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Japanese |
NHK Publishing |
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Korean |
Hyonam |
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Lithuanian |
vaga |
|
Polish |
J. Santorski |
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Portuguese |
Presenca |
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Serbian |
Geopoetika |
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Slovakian |
Sofa |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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Swedish |
Norstedts |
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Turkish |
Pan |
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1996 |
Vita Brevis. Floria Aemilias brev til Aurel Augustin |
Vita Brevis |
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Albanian |
Onufri, Tirana |
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American English |
Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia Das Letras |
|
British English |
Orion Books |
|
Bulgarian |
Damyan Yakov Publishing |
|
Catalan |
Empuries/Grup 62 |
|
Chinese (complex) |
Triumph Publishing |
|
Czech |
Odeon |
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Danish |
Høst & Søn |
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Dramatisering |
Vannessa M Brescia |
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Dutch |
Fontein |
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Estonian |
Kupar |
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Finnish |
Tammi |
|
French |
Seuil |
|
Georgian |
Nectar Publishing |
|
German |
Carl Hanser Verlag |
|
Greek |
Livani |
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Hungarian |
Park Publishing |
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Icelandic |
Edda |
|
Italian |
Longanesi |
|
Japanese |
NHK Publishing |
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Korean |
Hyonam |
|
Polish |
J. Santorski |
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Portuguese |
Presenca |
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Russian |
Amphora |
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Serbian |
Geopoetika |
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Slovakian |
Sofa |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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Swedish |
Raben & Sjögren |
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Thai |
Matichon |
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Turkish |
Pan |
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Ukrainian |
Litopys |
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1993 |
Bibbi Bokkens magiske bibliotek |
Bibbi Bokken's Magic Library |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia Das Letras |
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Catalan |
Empúries/Grup 62 |
|
Dutch |
Fontein |
|
German |
Hanser |
|
Greek |
Livani |
|
Indonesian |
Mizan |
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Italian |
Longanesi |
|
Japanese |
NHC |
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Korean |
Hyonam |
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Polish |
J. Santorski |
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Portuguese |
Presenca |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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1993 |
I et speil, i en gåte |
Through a Glass, Darkly |
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Albanian |
Onufri |
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Bengali |
Shoishab |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
Compania Das Letras |
|
British English |
Orion Books |
|
Catalan |
Empuries/Grup 62 |
|
Chinese (complex) |
Triumph Publishing |
|
Czech |
Albatros |
|
Danish |
Høst & Søn |
|
Dutch |
Fontein |
|
Finnish |
Tammi |
|
French |
Seuil |
|
Georgian |
Nectar Publishing |
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German |
Hanser |
|
Greek |
Livani |
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Hungarian |
Animus |
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Icelandic |
Edda |
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Indonesian |
Mizan |
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Italian |
Salani |
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Japanese |
NHK Publishing (expired) |
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Korean |
Hyonam |
|
Polish |
J. Santorski |
|
Portuguese |
Presenca |
|
Romanian |
Ed. Univers |
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Russian |
Amphora |
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Serbian |
Fidelis |
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Slovakian |
Sofa |
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Slovene |
ValeNovak |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
|
Swedish |
Raben & Sjögren |
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Thai |
Komol Keenthong |
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Turkish |
Pan |
|
Ukrainian |
Litopys |
|
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1992 |
Julemysteriet |
The Christmas Mystery |
|
American English |
Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
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Bengali |
Shoishab |
|
Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia Das letras |
|
British English |
Orion |
|
Catalan |
Empuries/Grup 62 |
|
Chinese (complex) |
China Times Publ. |
|
Croatian |
Novi Liber / Europapress Holding |
|
Czech |
Karmetilanske Naklaadatelstvi |
|
Danish |
Høst & Søn |
|
Dutch |
Fontein |
|
Estonian |
Sunday School Union |
|
Faeroese |
Bokadeildin |
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Finnish |
Tammi |
|
Georgian |
Sulakauri |
|
German |
Hanser |
|
Greek |
Livani |
|
Hungarian |
Noran Libro Kiadó (previously Magyar Könyvklub) |
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Italian |
Salani |
|
Japanese |
NHK Publishing |
|
Latvian |
Nordik |
|
Polish |
J. Santorski |
|
Portuguese |
Presenca |
|
Romanian |
Ed. Univers |
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Russian |
Amphora |
|
Slovakian |
artforum |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
|
Swedish |
Raben & Sjögren |
|
Thai |
Komol Keenthong |
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1991 |
Sofies verden. Roman om filosofiens historie |
Sophie's World |
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Albanian |
Onufri, Tirana |
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American English |
Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
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Arabic |
Dar Al-Muna |
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Armenian |
Zangak-97 |
|
Azeri |
Qanun Publishing House |
|
Belarusian |
Zmicier Kolas Publisher |
|
Bengali |
Bhashantar |
|
Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia Das Letras |
|
British English |
Orion Books |
|
Bulgarian |
Danyam Yakov |
|
Catalan |
Empuries/Grup 62 |
|
Chinese (complex) |
Ecus |
|
Chinese (simplified) |
The Writer's Publishing House |
|
Croatian |
Znanje |
|
Czech |
Albatros |
|
Danish |
Høst & Søn |
|
Dutch |
Fontein |
|
Estonian |
Koolibri |
|
Faeroese |
Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags |
|
Faeroese |
Bokadeildin |
|
Finnish |
Tammi |
|
French |
Seuil |
|
Georgian |
Sulakauri |
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German |
Carl Hanser Verlag |
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Greek |
Livani |
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Greenlandic |
Atuakkiorfik |
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Hebrew |
Schocken |
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Hindi |
Rajkamal Prakashan |
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Hungarian |
Noran Libro Publishing House |
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Icelandic |
Edda |
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Indonesian |
Mizan |
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Italian |
Longanesi |
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Japanese |
NHK-Publishing |
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Korean |
Hyonam |
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Kurdish |
Avesta, Istanbul |
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Latvian |
Zvaigzne |
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Lithuanian |
Tyto Alba |
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Macedonian |
Tri Publishing Centre |
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Malay |
Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia |
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Malayalam |
DC Books |
|
Mongolian |
Tengerleg Useg |
|
Montenegrin |
Nova Knjiga |
|
Persian |
Manoocher |
|
Polish |
J. Santorski |
|
Portuguese |
Presenca |
|
Romanian |
Univers Publishing House |
|
Russian |
Amphora |
|
Sami |
Davvi Girji |
|
Serbian |
Geopoetika |
|
Singhalese |
Vidarshana |
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Slovakian |
Sofa |
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Slovene |
Zalozba |
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Spanish |
Siruela, Madrid and Editorial Patria, C. Mexico, Ediciones Especiales, Cuba |
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Swahili |
Mkuki na Nyota |
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Swedish |
Raben & Sjögren |
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Tamil |
Kalachuvadu publications Private limited |
|
Thai |
Kobfai |
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Tigrinja |
Hidri Publ. |
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Turkish |
Pan |
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Ukrainian |
Litopys |
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Urdu |
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Vietnamese |
Ho Chi Minh-City's Publishers and Alpha books |
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1990 |
Kabalmysteriet |
The Solitaire Mystery |
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Albanian |
Onufri |
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American English |
Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
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Arabic |
Dar Al-Muna |
|
Bengali |
Kaloharaph |
|
Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia Das Letras |
|
British English |
Orion |
|
Bulgarian |
Damyan Yakov Publishing |
|
Catalan |
Empuries/Grup 62 |
|
Chinese (complex) |
Ecus Publishing |
|
Chinese (simplified) |
Writers publishing house |
|
Croatian |
Znanje |
|
Czech |
Albatros |
|
Danish |
Høst & Søn |
|
Dutch |
Fontein |
|
Estonian |
Koolibri |
|
Faeroese |
Bokadeildin |
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Finnish |
Tammi |
|
French |
Seuil |
|
Georgian |
Nectar Publishing |
|
Georgian |
Nectar |
|
German |
Hanser |
|
Greek |
Livani |
|
Hebrew |
Schocken |
|
Hungarian |
Pesti Szalon |
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Icelandic |
Edda |
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Indonesian |
Mizan Publishing House |
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Italian |
Salani |
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Japanese |
NHK - Publishing |
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Korean |
Hyonam |
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Kurdish |
Avesta |
|
Latvian |
Zvaigzne |
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Lithuanian |
Tyto Alba |
|
Polish |
J. Santorski |
|
Portuguese |
Presenca |
|
Romanian |
Editura Univers |
|
Russian |
Amphora Publishers |
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Serbian |
Geopoetika |
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Slovakian |
Sofa |
|
Slovene |
Zalozka Obzorja |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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Swedish |
Raben & Sjøgren |
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Thai |
Ruan Boon |
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Turkish |
Pan |
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Ukrainian |
Litopys |
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1988 |
Froskeslottet |
The Frog Castle |
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Bengali |
Shoishab |
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Bengali |
Shoishab |
|
Brazilian Portuguese |
Companhia Das Letras |
|
British English |
Orion |
|
Catalan |
Empuries/Grup 62 |
|
Chinese (complex) |
Triumph |
|
Czech |
Euromedia |
|
Danish |
Høst & Søn |
|
Dutch |
Fontein |
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Faeroese |
Bókadeildin |
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Georgian |
Nectar Publishing |
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German |
Hanser |
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Italian |
Salani |
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Japanese |
NHK Publishing (expired) |
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Korean |
Hyonam |
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Portuguese |
Presenca |
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Russian |
Raduga |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
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Swedish |
Raben & Sjögren |
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Thai |
Matichon |
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1987 |
Barna fra Sukhavati |
The Children from Sukhavati |
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Catalan |
Ediciones 62 |
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Chinese (complex) |
Triumph |
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Dutch |
Fontein |
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Italian |
Salani |
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Portuguese |
Presenca |
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Spanish |
Siruela |
|
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1986 |
Diagnosen |
The Diagnosis |
|
Brazilian Portuguese |
Compania Das Letras |
|
Chinese (simplified) |
Kunlun Publ. House |
|
Dutch |
Fontein |
|
German |
Hanser |
|
Greek |
Livani |
|
Japanese |
NHK Publishing |
|
Polish |
Jacek Santorski & Co |
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Russian |
Amphora |
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Spanish |
Siruela, Madrid |
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