Sophie's World

1991 novel by Jostein Gaarder
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Sophie's World

Summary

Sophie's World is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,007 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sophie's World authored Jostein Gaarder[3].
  • Sophie's World received the Bancarella Literary Prize[4].
  • Sophie's World's image is recorded as Sofies Welt, 1993.jpg[5].
  • Sophie's World's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Sophie's World's publisher is recorded as Berkley Books[7].
  • Sophie's World's genre is recorded as philosophical fiction[8].
  • Sophie's World's GND ID is recorded as 4399286-9[9].
  • Sophie's World's language of work or name is recorded as Norwegian[10].
  • Sophie's World's country of origin is recorded as Norway[11].
  • Sophie's World's publication date is recorded as +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Sophie's World's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cwpt[13].
  • Sophie's World's Open Library ID is recorded as OL922425W[14].
  • Sophie's World's characters is recorded as Sophie Amundsen[15].
  • Sophie's World's has edition or translation is recorded as Sofiin svět: román o dějinách filosofie[16].
  • Sophie's World's main subject is recorded as history of philosophy[17].
  • Sophie's World's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 5999603[18].
  • Sophie's World's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1514820[19].
  • Sophie's World's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Sophies-World[20].
  • Sophie's World's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Sofies verden.....'}[21].
  • Sophie's World's different from is recorded as De Wereld van Sofie[22].
  • Sophie's World's uses is recorded as story within a story[23].
  • Sophie's World's Quora topic ID is recorded as Sophies-World-2[24].
  • Sophie's World's Quora topic ID is recorded as Sophies-World-Novel-by-Jostein-Gaarder[25].
  • Sophie's World's derivative work is recorded as Sophie's World[26].
  • Sophie's World's FantLab work ID is recorded as 186747[27].

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Works and Contributions

Sophie's World authored Jostein Gaarder[3]. Things named for it include Sophie Prize[28], an environmental award[29], in Norway[30], founded in 1997[31].

Recognition

Sophie's World received the Bancarella Literary Prize[4].

Why It Matters

Sophie's World ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,007 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Sophie Prize[28], an environmental award[29], in Norway[30], founded in 1997[31].

FAQs

What awards did Sophie's World receive?

Honors received include Bancarella Literary Prize[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . murphyslibrary.com. murphyslibrary.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . librarything.com. Retrieved . librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Johshh · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin
    Country of origin Norway
    Language of work or name Norwegian
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