Jostein Gaarder
Jostein Gaarder. Writer: Das Orangenmädchen. Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo, Norway in 1952. His parents' occupations presaged his own interests in teaching and writing -- his father was a headmaster and his mother a teacher and author of children's books. Gaarder attended the Oslo Katerdralskole and the University of Oslo, where he studied Scandinavian languages and theology. Following his 1974 marriage, Gaarder began to write, contributing to several textbooks...
Jostein Gaarder. Writer: Das Orangenmädchen. Jostein Gaarder was born in Oslo, Norway in 1952. His parents' occupations presaged his own interests in teaching and writing -- his father was a headmaster and his mother a teacher and author of children's books. Gaarder attended the Oslo Katerdralskole and the University of Oslo, where he studied Scandinavian languages and theology. Following his 1974 marriage, Gaarder began to write, contributing to several textbooks...