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| Author | Jostein Gaarder |
|---|---|
| Original title | I et speil, i en gåte (In a mirror, in a riddle) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Genre | young adult, philosophy |
| Publisher | Aschehoug |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | Norway |
Through A Glass, Darkly (original Norwegian title: I et speil, i en gåte) is a novel by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder published in 1993. An award-winning film adaptation was released in 2008. The title is a phrase from the First Epistle to the Corinthians, one of the epistles by Paul the Apostle.
Book
[edit]The book won the author the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize for 1993,[1] and has sold more than two million copies worldwide.[2] In 1996, a German translation Durch einen Spiegel, in einem dunklen Wort won the Buxtehude Bull award for youth literature.[3]
Summary
[edit]The book describes a series of conversations between Cecilia, a girl lying ill in bed with terminal cancer, and Ariel, an angel who stepped in through her window, on the meaning of life.
Film
[edit]The book was adapted to the screen by director Jesper W. Nielsen in 2008, entitled, like the book, I et speil, i en gåte. Marie Haagenrud played the leading character, Cecilia, and Aksel Hennie played the angel Ariel. The film won the Amanda Award for the best children's film for 2009.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Jostein Gaarder Biography
- ^ I et speil, i en gåte Archived 2008-04-24 at the Wayback Machine on the Norwegian Film Institute website
- ^ List of Buxtehude Bull Winners
- ^ Amanda Award Winners[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]
- I et speil i en gåte on IMDb
- I et speil i en gåte on Norwegian Film Institute
- Review of film on Variety
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