I can also recommend Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow.
Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World and The Solitaire Mystery were my favourite books in my teens. He writes about Western philosophy. I love his characters, especially in the second one. As for children's literature in general, I think you can't beat Astrid Lindgren. She is just wonderful.
If you're into genre fiction, check out Johanna Sinisalo. I've read one novel of hers, Not Before Sundown. She plays around with Finnish folklore and myth in a contemporary setting.
As far as I know, these have all been translated into English (except maybe for Astrid Lindgren, whose body of work is so large).
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Date: 2009-05-31 08:46 am (UTC)Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World and The Solitaire Mystery were my favourite books in my teens. He writes about Western philosophy. I love his characters, especially in the second one. As for children's literature in general, I think you can't beat Astrid Lindgren. She is just wonderful.
If you're into genre fiction, check out Johanna Sinisalo. I've read one novel of hers, Not Before Sundown. She plays around with Finnish folklore and myth in a contemporary setting.
As far as I know, these have all been translated into English (except maybe for Astrid Lindgren, whose body of work is so large).