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Jostein Gaardner

    This Norwegian intellectual and author frequently writes from a child's perspective, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. His works often employ meta-fiction, weaving stories within stories. Gaarder's approach highlights a childlike view of existence and uses narrative to contemplate profound themes.

    The World According to Anna
    • The World According to Anna

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.0(585)Add rating

      When fifteen-year-old Anna begins receiving messages from another time, her parents take her to the doctor. But he can find nothing wrong; in fact he believes there may be some truth to what she is seeing. Anna is haunted by visions of the desolate world of 2082. She sees her great-granddaughter, Nova, roaming through wasteland with a band of survivors, after animals and plants have died out. The more Anna sees, the more she realises she must act to prevent the future in her visions becoming real. But can she act quickly enough? 'Compelling' Sunday Times

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