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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Hardcover, 2007)
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'It's just a small story, really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery ...' This work is narrated in the all-knowing matter-of-fact voice of Death, witnessing the story of the citizens of Himmel Street: When nine-year-old Liesel arrives outside the boxlike house of her new foster parents, she refuses to get out of the car. Liesel has been separated from her parents - 'Kommunists' - for ever, and at the burial of her little brother, she steals a gravedigger's instruction manual which she can't read. It is the beginning of her illustrious career. In the care of the Hubermans, Liesel befriends blond-haired Rudy Steiner, her neighbour obsessed with Jesse Owens. She also befriends the mayor's wife, who hides from despair in her library. Together Liesel and Rudy steal books - from Nazi book burning piles, from the mayor's library, from the richer people of Molching. In time, the family hide a Jewish boxer, Max, who reads with Liesel in the basement.. By 1943, the Allied bombs are falling, and the sirens begin to wail. Liesel shares out her books in the air-raid shelters. But one day in the life of Himmel street, the wail of the sirens comes too late...A life-changing tale of the cruel twists of fate and the coincidences on which all our lives hinge, this is also a joyous look at the power of book to nourish the soul. Its uplifting ending will make all readers weep.Product Identifiers
PublisherTransWorld LTD
ISBN-139780385611466
eBay Product ID (ePID)87707787
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Book Thief
AuthorMarkus Zusak
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2007
Number of Pages592 Pages
Dimensions
Item Weight914g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorMarkus Zusak
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 30 Jun, 2021
A first class read!
An excellent piece of imaginative writing and a compelling story well told!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Nov, 2018
Good read and quality book
Brilliant read.Lovely hardbackVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Oct, 2017
A masterpiece
Heartbreaking and imaginative. Explaining that the German people were not evil only individuals were evil.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 May, 2024
Pleased with book
Pleased with bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Dec, 2020
Great
Exactly as describedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 May, 2024
Very good!
Very good!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
