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Markus Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger, two novels that became international bestsellers. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2014. Early life Zusak was born in Sydney, Australia. His mother Lisa is originally from Germany and his father Helmut is Austrian. They immigrated to Australia in the late 1950s. Zusak is the youngest of four children and has two sisters and one brother. He attended Engadine High School and briefly returned there to teach English while writing. He studied English and history at the University of New South Wales, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education. Career Zusak is the author of six books. His first three books, The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, and When Dogs Cry, released between 1999 and 2001, were all published internationally. The Messenger, published in 2002, won the 2003 CBC Book of the Year Award (Older Readers) and the 2003 NSW Premier's Literary Award (Ethel Turner Prize) in Australia and was a runner-up for the Printz Award in America. The Book Thief was published in 2005 and has since been translated into more than 40 languages. The Book Thief was adapted as a film of the same name in 2013. In 2014, Zusak delivered a talk called 'The Failurist' at TEDxSydney at the Sydney Opera House. It focused on his drafting process and journey to success through writing The Book Thief. The Messenger (I Am the Messenger in the United States) was published in 2002 and was one of Zusak's first novels. This novel has won awards such as the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards: Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature. In March 2016 Zusak talked about his then unfinished novel Bridge of Clay. He stated that the book was 90% finished but that, "I'm a completely different person than the person who wrote The Book Thief. And this is also the scary thing—I'm a different person to the one who started Bridge of Clay eight, nine years ago ... I've got to get it done this year, or else I'll probably finally have to set it aside." A TV series based on The Messenger premiered on ABC in 2023. Zusak said his next book would be a "memoir type thing" and not fiction. Works The Underdog (1999) Fighting Ruben Wolfe (2000), sequel to The Underdog When Dogs Cry (2001), a.k.a. Getting the Girl; sequel to Fighting Ruben Wolfe The Messenger (2002), US title: I Am the Messenger The Book Thief (2005) Bridge of Clay (2018), Pan Macmillan Australia Awards In 2014, Zusak won the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association (ALA), which annually recognises an author and "a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature". In 2006, Zusak was also the recipient of The Sydney Morning Herald's Young Australian Novelist of the Year Award. The Book Thief 2006: Kathleen Mitchell Award 2006 (literature) 2006: National Jewish Book Award (Children's and Young Adult Literature) 2007: Michael L. Printz Award runner-up (Honor Book) from the US Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2008: Ena Noel Award – the IBBY Australia Ena Noël Encouragement Award for Children's Literature 2009: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis The Messenger (US title: I Am The Messenger) 2003: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature 2003: Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award 2005: Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year-Children 2006: Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book 2006: Printz Award Honor Book 2007: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis When Dogs Cry / Getting the Girl 2002: Honour Book, CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers Fighting Ruben Wolfe 2001: Honour Book, CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature References. Discover the Markus Zusak popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Markus Zusak books.
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Summary and Analysis
Summary LifeUnlock the more straightforward side of The Book Thief with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Book Thief by Marku...
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Once I Was a Princess
Jacqueline PascarlCan you imagine what it would be like to be swept off your feet by a royal prince to live a charmed life in the marble palaces of an oilrich nation and then to watch your fairytal...
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El puente de Clay
Markus ZusakMás de diez años después de La ladrona de libros, el extraordinario best seller que conquistó a diez millones de lectores, Markus Zusak vuelve con una saga familiar inolvidable y a...
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Unforgettable Things to do Before you Die
Clare Jones & Steve WatkinsYou only get one life. Make it a memorable one.This is the second title in an exciting international bestselling series of books that will help you search out essential sights and ...
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Daughter of Calabria
Tania BlanchardPreviously published as Echoes of War'Blanchard at her breathtaking best. Rich in every sight, taste and smell.' Australian Women’s WeeklySet in Mussolini’s Italy amid great upheav...
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The Ballerina of Auschwitz
Edith Eva EgerIn this young adult edition of the bestselling, awardwinning memoir The Choice, Holocaust survivor and renowned psychologist Dr. Edith Eger shares her harrowing experiences and giv...
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An Education
John Walshe'Fascinating' Fintan O'Toole, Irish Times'It's a fascinating book. I ended up reading it till about four in the morning. It gives an incredible insight.' Shane Coleman, political e...
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Nebel im August - Filmbuch
Robert DomesUngekürzte Textausgabe mit zahlreichen farbigen Filmfotos Deutschland, 1933: Ernst Lossa stammt aus einer Familie von »Jenischen«, Zigeuner, wie man damals sagte. Er gilt als schwi...
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Was dir bleibt, ist dein Traum
Suzy ZailDer 14jährige Alexander muss nicht auf die Nummer schauen, die sie ihm in den Arm tätowiert haben – er weiß sie auswendig: A10567. Und er weiß, um Auschwitz zu überleben, muss er h...
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Escape
Barbie Probert-WrightTwo sisters.One extraordinary true story.Germany, 1945. Trapped between advancing armies, stranded hundreds of miles from their mother, and with their father missing in action, sis...
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Mein Sommer auf dem Mond
Adriana PopescuManchmal muss man einmal zum Mond reisen und wieder zurück, um zu erfahren, wohin man wirklich gehörtCooler Sportler, niedliche Träumerin, lässiger Underdog und freche Sprücheklopf...
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The Light After the War
Anita AbrielInspired by an incredible true story of two Jewish friends who survived the Holocaust, this “heartfelt and memorable tale of family, love, resilience, and the triumph of human spir...
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Il furto della bellezza
Antonella BrunoIl furto della bellezza, opera liberamente ispirata al romanzo "Ladra di libri" di Marcus Zusak, vede come protagonista principale Liesel, ragazza tedesca appassionata di libri. Al...
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The Good at Heart
Ursula WernerBased on the author’s discoveries about her greatgrandfather, this stunning debut novel that “powerfully portrays the inner struggles of ordinary people moved to do extraordinary t...
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Bitter Herbs
Marga Minco‘The evening the men came I fled through the garden gate…’The Netherlands, World War IIWhen the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it's clear that life is changing for the gi...
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Das Morgen ist immer schon jetzt
Patrick NessWas, wenn man NICHT einer der Außerwählten ist, wie sie immer in den Büchern beschrieben werden? Wenn man nicht der Held ist, der sonst üblicherweise die Zombies bekämpft, oder die...
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The Half Brother
Lars Saabye Christensen & Kenneth StevenAt the end of World War II, twentyyearold Vera is brutally raped by an unknown assailant. From that rape is born a boy named Fred, a misfit who later becomes a talented boxer. Vera...
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Der Tag, als wir begannen, die Wahrheit zu sagen
Susan JubyEin Häppchen Wahrheit gefällig? Oder darf's doch ein bisschen mehr sein?Das Leben ist nichts für Feiglinge...… denken sich die drei Freunde Dusk, Neil und Normandy, zu Beginn des 1...
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Conversation Starters
Daily BooksThe Book Thief: by Markus Zusak | Conversation Starters The Book Thief is the fourth novel by author Markus Zusak. The novel gives a unique perspective on World War II ...
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Der Klang der Hoffnung
Suzy Zail»Achtet aufeinander und kommt wohlbehalten wieder nach Hause.« Das ist die letzte Bitte, die Hannas Vater an seine beiden Töchter und seine Frau richtet, als sie Mitte 1944 an der ...
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The Gifts of Reading
Robert Macfarlane, William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Chigozie Obioma, Philip Pullman, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, SF Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood & Markus ZusakWith contributions by: William Boyd, Candice CartyWilliams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina...
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Mehr als das
Patrick NessIn welcher Wirklichkeit leben wir?Ein Junge ertrinkt, verzweifelt und verlassen in seinen letzten Minuten. Er stirbt. Dann erwacht er, nackt, verletzt und durstig, aber lebendig. W...