Jostein Gaarder 
Maya 

On the international date line in the South Pacific, Frank, a biologist who lost his beloved daughter, met a mysterious Spanish couple. They chatted with each other in a proverbial language, which sounded touching the heart but hard to understand; what »s more bizarre is that the wife, Anna, has an amazing beauty. Everyone who saw her felt like they have met her before but they cannot remember where they met her… Maya focuses on the meaning of life from the perspective of biology and philosophy and expresses man »s longing for immortality and uncompromising yearning for life.