The Book Thief: Film tie-in (Paperback)
Markus Zusak (author)Published: 30/01/2014
'Life affirming, triumphant and tragic . . . masterfully told. . . but also a wonderful page-turner' Guardian
'Brilliant and hugely ambitious' New York Times
'Extraordinary' Telegraph
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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
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Over 16 million copies sold worldwide.
Now a major motion picture.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9780552779739
Number of pages: 560
Weight: 378 g
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 35 mm
Edition: Media tie-in
MEDIA REVIEWS
...a beautifully balanced piece of storytelling...Unsettling, thought-provoking, life affirming, triumphant and tragic, this is a novel of breathtaking scope, masterfully told. It is an important piece of work, but also a wonderful page-turner. * Guardian *
A moving work which will make many eyes brim. * Independent on Sunday *
This is a weighty novel worthy of universal acclaim. A sense of dread prevades this beautifully written novel. As The Book Thief draws to a close, Death says: "There's a multitude of stories that i allow to distract me as I work." The story of the Book Thief, who tried to change the world in her own small way, proves one formidable and inspiring distraction. * The Daily Express *
Brilliant and hugely ambitious ... the kind of book that could be life-changing * New York Times Book Review *
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