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Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo, Norway in 1952.
* He studied philosophy, history of ideas, and theology at the University of Oslo.
* He taught philosophy and religion at secondary schools in Oslo and Bergen.
* He is the author of several novels, short stories, and children's books.
* His best-known work is the novel Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (1991).
* Sophie's World has been translated into 60 languages and has sold over 40 million copies.
* Gaarder has won numerous awards for his writing, including the Norwegian Critics Prize and the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize.
* He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
* Gaarder lives in Bergen, Norway, with his wife and two sons.
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