Jostein Gaarder Quotes


We do not believe in the notion of God's chosen people. We laugh at this people's fancies and weep over its misdeeds. To act as God's chosen people is not only stupid and arrogant, but a crime against humanity. We call it racism.


Citations

Gaarder, Jostein. "God's Chosen People." Aftenposten, 5 Aug. 2006.

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Jostein Gaarder
Jostein Gaarder
  • Born: August 8, 1952
  • Nationality: Norwegian
  • Profession: Author

Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (1991). It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 million copies in print.