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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Jostein Gaarder
Born: August 8, 1952 (age 71)
Bio: 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.
Known for:
- Sophie's World (1991)
- The Solitaire Mystery (1990)
- The Christmas Mystery (1992)
- Appelsinpiken (2003)
- Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine (1996)
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