Sophies World Vol I: A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy: From Socrates to Galileo

About Jostein Gaarder

Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo Norway in 1952. After teaching philosophy and the history of ideas in Bergen he devoted himself to writing. His worldwide bestseller Sophies World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy was hailed as a masterpiece by critics and readers alike. He put a significant portion of his rights earnings towards establishing a foundation for sustainable environmental development. Playwright and comics writer Vincent Zabus lives in Namur Belgium. He became well-known penning childrens series for the long-running and beloved Spirou magazine. He went on to create the prizewinning tales Les Ombres and Incroyable! which debuted as plays and then became graphic novels in collaboration with the artist Hippolyte. His adaptation of Sophies World combines his passions for storytelling and philosophy. A product of the mid-1970s artist Nicoby has published over 40 works in a variety of genres styles and formats ranging from memoir to humour to adventure to reportage to observations of social foibles both in book form and in periodicals such as La Revue Dessinée and Spirou to which he is a regular contributor. He lives in the Breton countryside near Rennes far from car exhaust and electric scooters.