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Marcus Zusak offers a very interesting perspective on the Jewish Holocaust. Liesel is a young German girl who has been fostered. She develops a passion for books from her foster father and the story describes the difficulties they and others experience as a result of trying to help Jewish civilians, living in a war zone and trying to acquire books by whatever means. The story is narrated by the omnipresent character ‘death’ which gives a very substantial story an extraordinary perspective. The ending is incredibly shocking and devastatingly moving. A beautifully written book!Read More

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  • Amazon

    The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak was the best-selling debut literary novel of the year 2007, selling over 400,000 copies. The author is a prize-winning writer of children's books, and this, his first novel for adults, proved to be a triumphant success. The book is extraordinary on many levels: moving, yet restrained, angry yet balanced -- and written with the kind of elegance found all too rarely in fiction these days. The book's narrator is nothing less than Death itself, regaling us with a remarkable tale of book burnings, treachery and theft. The book never forgets the primary purpose of compelling the reader's attention, yet which nevertheless is able to impart a cogent message about the importance of words, particularly in those societies which regard the word as dangerous (the book is set during the Nazi regime, but this message is all too relevant in many places in the world today).

    Nine-year-old Liesel lives with her foster family on Himmel Street during the dark days of the Third Reich. Her Communist parents have been transported to a concentration camp, and during the funeral for her brother, she manages to steal a macabre book: it is, in fact, a gravediggers’ instruction manual. This is the first of many books which will pass through her hands as the carnage of the Second World War begins to hungrily claim lives. Both Liesel and her fellow inhabitants of Himmel Street will find themselves changed by both words on the printed page and the horrendous events happening around them.

    Despite its grim narrator, The Book Thief is, in fact, a life-affirming book, celebrating the power of words and their ability to provide sustenance to the soul. Interestingly, the Second World War setting of the novel does not limit its relevance: in the 20th century, totalitarian censorship throughout the world is as keen as ever at suppressing books (notably in countries where the suppression of human beings is also par for the course) and that other assault on words represented by the increasing dumbing-down of Western society as cheap celebrity replaces the appeal of books for many people, ensures that the message of Marcus Zusak’s book could not be more timely. It is, in fact, required reading -- or should be in any civilised country. --Barry Forshaw

  • Amazon

    Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This book is a story of: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery.

  • TheBookPeople

    Markus Zusak's The Book Thief has topped the New York Times bestsellers list and has won awards in his home country Australia and all over the world. Set in 1939 Germany, nine year-old Liesel's parents have been taken away to a concentration camp and she is now living with a foster family in a box-like house on Himmel Street. Liesel steals books and this is her story: a story of a girl, an accordionist, fanatical Germans, a jewish fist fighter and a lot of thievery. A piece of modern fiction humorously narrated by Death, The Book Thief is a life-changing tale of the cruel twists of fate and the coincidences on which all our lives hinge, and also a joyous look at the power of books to nourish the soul.

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    HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel a nine-year-old girl is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH. It's a small story about: a girl an accordionist some fanatical Germans a Jewish fist fighter and quite a lot of thievery. ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW - DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES

  • BookDepository

    The Book Thief : Paperback : Transworld Publishers Ltd : 9780552773898 : : 01 Jan 2008 : Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This book is a story of: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery.

  • ASDA

    Liesel a nine-year-old girl is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This book is a story of: a girl; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist fighter; and quite a lot of thievery.

  • 0552773891
  • 9780552773898
  • Markus Zusak
  • 1 January 2008
  • Black Swan
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 560
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