The Christmas Mystery

Informationen zum Autor JOSTEIN GAARDER was born in Oslo in 1952. SOPHIE'S WORLD, the first of his books to be published in English, has been translated into 60 languages and has sold over 40 million copies. He is the author of many other bestselling, beloved novels and children's books. He lives in Oslo with his family. Klappentext "A young boy finds a faded, home-made Advent calendar in a bookshop. A piece of paper falls out of the first window on which is written the first part of an extraordinary story about a small girl who travels back in time to Bethlehem and the birth of Christ... Meanwhile, the intertwining story of the present unfolds, and the boy finds out about the strange man who made the calendar and about a girl who disappeared on Christmas Eve 40 years ago... compelling reading"DAILY TELEGRAPH Vorwort A startlingly original presentation of the Nativity story, woven into an enthralling and mysterious novel. 'THE CHRISTMAS MYSTERY is a skilful and lasting achievement, with all the elements of a perfect Christmas tale' THE TIMES Zusammenfassung A startlingly original presentation of the Nativity story, woven into an enthralling and mysterious novel. 'THE CHRISTMAS MYSTERY is a skilful and lasting achievement, with all the elements of a perfect Christmas tale' THE TIMES

Product details

• Authors: Jostein Gaarder, Gaarder Jostein
• Assisted by: Sarah Gibb (Illustration), Elizabeth Rokkan (Translation)
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.10.1999
• EAN: 9780753808665
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-0866-5
• No. of pages: 247
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Phoenix; Christmas Fiction; Christmas Fiction
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Jerusalem, Israel, Christmas, Norway, Holidays & seasonal interest, Holidays, events and seasonal interest