'My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I'd hear from him again, but now we're writing a book together' To Georg Roed, his father is no more than a shadow, a distant memory. But then one day his grandmother discovers some pages stuffed into the lining of an old red pushchair. The pages are a letter to Georg, written just before his father died, and a story, 'The Orange Girl'. But 'The Orange Girl' is no ordinary story - it is a riddle from the past and centres around an incident in his father's youth. One day he boarded a tram and was captivated by a beautiful girl standing in the aisle, clutching a huge paper bag of luscious-looking oranges. Suddenly the tram gave a jolt and he stumbled forward, sending the oranges flying in all directions. The girl simply hopped off the tram leaving Georg's father with arms full of oranges. Now, from beyond the grave, he is asking his son to help him finally solve the puzzle of her identity.
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乔斯坦・贾德,挪威人,世界级著名畅销书的作家。1952年出生于挪威首都奥斯陆,大学主修哲学、神学及文学。担任高中哲学教师多年,精通哲学,文学、教育心理学等多种学科。 1986年发表第一部作品后,乔斯坦・贾德几乎以每年一部作品的速度及作品的震撼力令全球瞩目,并由此迅速成为北欧灸手可热的具有世界是影响力的文坛高手。 1990年,《纸牌的秘密》获挪威“儿童及青少年评论协会奖”及“文化科学事务部文学奖”。 1991-1995年,《苏菲的世界》分别获得挪威“宋雅・赫格曼那斯童书奖”、德国“时代周刊”文学奖,德国“青少年文学奖”还曾荣获我国台湾省《联合报》读书人最佳书奖。
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我们是那么年轻,我们还置身于童话之中。因此,排水沟里不该有死去的鸽子,尤其不该是雪白的鸽子……
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