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乔斯坦·贾德喬斯坦.賈德 (Jostein Gaarder) 大學時主修哲學、神學以及文學，並於奧斯陸大學獲得斯堪那維亞文學係挪威文組的學位，曾擔任文學與哲學教師，自1986年出版第一本創作以來，已成為當代最重要的北歐作傢。其後10年在芬蘭教授哲學，於1991年他成為一位全職作傢。
喬斯坦.賈德 (Jostein Gaarder) 擅長以對話形式述說故事，能將高深的哲理以簡潔、明快的筆調融入小說情境，他最著名的小說《蘇菲的世界》享譽全球，被翻譯為五十三多種語言，全球銷售量超過三千萬本。他的作品動人心弦，啓發無數讀者對於個人生命、於歷史中的定位以及浩瀚宇宙的探討。
喬斯坦.賈德和他的妻子 Siri Dannevig 於 1997 年創立蘇菲基金會，每年頒發十萬美金的蘇菲奬，鼓勵能以創新方式對環境發展提出另類方案或將之付諸實行的個人或機構。蘇菲奬以他的小說蘇菲的世界命名。
喬斯坦·賈德的主要作品如下：
˙1986《賈德的20堂課》（又名《賈德談人生》）（The Diagnosis and Other Stories）
˙1987《沒有肚臍的小孩》（The Children from Sukhavati）
˙1988《青蛙城堡》（The Frog Castle）
˙1990《紙牌的秘密》（The Solitaire Mystery）
˙1991《蘇菲的世界》（Sophie’s World）
˙1992《伊麗莎白的秘密》（The Christmas Mystery）
˙1993《西西莉亞的世界》（Through a Glass, Darkly）
˙1996《我從外星來》（又名《喂，有人在嗎？》）（Hello? Is Anybody There?）
˙1996《主教的情人》（Vita Brevis）
˙1999《瑪雅》（Maya）
˙2001《馬戲團的女兒》（The Ringmaster’s Daughter）
˙2003《橘子少女》（The Orange Maid）
Gaarder was born into a pedagogical family. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World, subtitled A Novel about the History of Philosophy (ISBN 0-425-15225-1). This popular work has been translated into fifty-three languages; there are over thirty million copies in print,.
In 1997, he established the Sophie Prize together with his wife Siri Dannevig. This prize is an international environment and development prize (USD 100,000 = 77,000 €), awarded annually. It is named after the novel.
Awards and prizes
In 1994, Sophie's World received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.
In 1997, Gaarder was awarded the 1997 Buxtehude Bulle.
In 2004, he received the Willy-Brandt-Award in Oslo.
In 2005, Jostein Gaarder was awarded The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and later the same year he was awarded an Honorary degree at Trinity College, Dublin.
Environmental and human rights activism
Jostein Gaarder has been involved in the promotion of human rights and sustainable development for several years, establishing the Sophie Prize in 1997.
He has also vehemently criticized the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the treatment of the Palestinians. In August 2006, Jostein Gaarder published an op-ed in one of the major daily newspapers in Norway, Aftenposten. This was written in response to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict and condemned certain aspects of Israeli politics and Judaism. Gaarder also argued against recognizing the state of Israel in its current form. The article described Judaism as "an archaic national and warlike religion", contrasting it with the Christian idea that "[T]he Kingdom of God is compassion and forgiveness". The op-ed resulted in the Jostein Gaarder controversy. Gaarder disputed allegations of anti-Semitism, and sought to clarify that he didn't mean to offend anyone. He claimed that the piece was written in a state of moral outrage over the death toll in Lebanon.
Quotations
* "The only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder." (from Sophie's World)
* "It's fun at the Tivoli, and it's fun with a carousel, but sometimes I get the urge to jump off."
* "There exists a world. In terms of probability, this borders on the impossible." (One of the manifesto's 52 parts, from Maya)
Source: Ordtak.no
List of works
* Diagnosen og andre noveller (The Diagnosis and Other Stories) (1986)
* Froskeslottet (The Frog Castle) (1988)
* Kabalmysteriet (The Solitaire Mystery) (1990) ISBN 0-425-15999-X
* Sofies verden (Sophie's World) (1991) ISBN 0-425-15225-1
* Julemysteriet (The Christmas Mystery) (1992) ISBN 0-374-12329-2 (1995 edition illustrated by Stella East ISBN 82-03-24090-9)
* Bibbi Bokkens magiske bibliotek (Bibbi Bokkens magic library) (together with Klaus Hagerup(1993) ISBN 82-00-21210-6
* I et speil, i en gåte (Through a Glass, Darkly) (1993) ISBN 0-7538-0673-8
* Hallo? Er det noen her? (Hello? Is Anybody There?) (1996) ISBN 0-374-32948-6
* Vita Brevis (Brief Life) (also appeared in English as That Same Flower) (1996) ISBN 0-7538-0461-1
* Maya (1999) ISBN 0-7538-1146-4
* Sirkusdirektørens datter (The Ringmaster's Daughter) (2001) ISBN 0-7538-1700-4
* Appelsinpiken (The Orange Girl) (2004) ISBN 0-297-84904-2
* Sjakk Matt (Checkmate) (2006)
* De gule dvergene (The Yellow Dwarves) (2006)
* Slottet i Pyreneene (The Castle in the Pyrenees) (2008)