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- Sprache: Englisch
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, which follows nine-year-old Liesel as she leaves her mother forever to go and live with her new foster parents. On the way to her new home, she steals a book from the graveyard where her younger brother is buried; this marks the beginning of her discovery of the power of words to connect people and resist oppression. This is particularly significant given the period during which the work is set: Germany during the Second World War, which means that the Nazi Party is regularly burning books and the foster family protects a Jew by hiding him in their basement.
The Book Thief is Markus Zusak’s best-known work; he is also the author of
The Messenger and
Bridge of Clay.
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MARKUS ZUSAK
AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST
Born in Sydney in 1975.Notable works:The Messenger (2002), novelUnderdogs (2011), anthology of Zusak’s first three worksBridge of Clay (2018), novelMarkus Zusak was born in Sydney, Australia to non-English-speaking parents. Zusak’s mother was German and his father was Austrian. The stories they told Zusak and his three older siblings about their experiences of war-time in their home countries provided the inspiration for The Book Thief.
Zusak’s passion for literature started at a young age, as did his aspiration to be an author. He started writing when he was 16, and eight years later his first book Underdog was published. This was the first book in a trilogy, from which the second and third instalments both won awards.
Zusak currently lives in New South Wales, Australia, with his wife Mika and his two children.
THE BOOK THIEF
WAR NOVEL NARRATED BY DEATH
Genre: historical novelReference edition: Zusak, M. (2012) The Book Thief. London: Definitions.1stedition: 2005Themes: humanity vs cruelty, courage, survival, poverty, books and the power of words, death, war, loveZusak claimed in an interview that he intended this novel to be an exploration of the real-life experiences of German natives during the horrors of World War Two. The voice of Death narrates the story of a young girl who he calls ‘the book thief’. Her name is Liesel Meminger and she has left an impression on the character of Death in the midst of the atrocities of the Nazi regime, and it is for this reason that Death tells her story.
Zusak’s novel differs from many other stories that tell of experiences of life in Germany during the Second World War. He exposes the horrors of this time through a narrative that follows the life of a seemingly ordinary German girl, who in fact comes to represent an important lesson in morality, humanity and compassion by the end of the story. It is through the juxtaposition of childish innocence and heart-wrenching suffering that Zusak manages to deliver a compelling war narrative.
