THE BOOK THIEF [Signed]

Zusak, Markus

ISBN 10: 0375831002 / ISBN 13: 9780375831003

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 2006

About this Item

Octavo, 552 pages. In Near Fine condition with a Near Fine condition dust jacket. Black spine which fades into yellow-white light with black, red, and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering. Signed flat by Markus Zusak on title page, dated 'March 06', the month that "The Book Thief" was released. JW consignment. Shelved in Case 7. Markus Zusak was born on June 23, 1975 in Sydney, Australia. Born to German and Austrian immigrants, Zusak was the youngest of four children. Zusak taught for a time at his previous high school while he wrote, but has since left the profession to pursue a full-time career as an author. Zusak published 3 books between 1999-2001 before releasing 'The Messenger' in 2002 to critical acclaim, earning the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award and was a runner up for the Printz Award in the United States. In 2023 a TV adaptation of 'The Messenger' premiered on ABC. 'The Book Thief' is Zusaks most acclaimed and successful novel, winning around 10 awards between 2006-2007. It is noted for the unique choice to be narrated by Death itself, who tells the tale of a young girl living through Nazi rule in Germany. 'The Book Thief' saw a film adaptation in 2013, which earned mixed reviews, many praising it's fresh perspective on war. A musical theater adaptation of the novel premiered in 2022 at the Octagon theater in Greater Manchester, England, also to mixed acclaim. 1384136. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Seller Inventory # 1384136

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE BOOK THIEF [Signed]

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Hardcover Edition, First Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.

Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.

About the Author:

Markus Zusak is the author of I Am the Messenger, a Printz Honor Book and Los Angeles Times Book Award Finalist, and the international bestseller, The Book Thief, which has been translated into over thirty languages and has sold nine million copies around the world. He is the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens and lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and children.