Thursday, January 14, 2016

The Book Thief

I will write about books of Markus Zusak


Markus Frank Zusak, (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger (I Am the Messenger), two novels for young adults which have been international best-sellers. He won the annual Margaret Edwards Award in 2014 for his contribution to young-adult literature published in the US.  In total, he wrote 5 books.  

His first three books, The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe and When Dogs Cry (Getting the Girl), released between 1999-2001, were all published internationally.The Messenger was  published in 2002, won the 2003 Australian Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award and the 2003 NSW Premier’s Literary Award.
International bestseller, The Book Thief, which is translated into more than forty languages. First released in 2005, The Book Thief  has spent a total of 375 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.To date, The Book Thief  has held the number one position at Amazon(online shopping), the New York Times bestseller list, as well as in countries across South America, Europe and Asia. The Book Thief (film 2013) is directed by Emmy Award-winning Brian Percival  and was shot in Berlin by 20th Century Fox. The cast is headlined by Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush and Academy Award nominee Emily Watson.Main character, Liesel Meminger was act by Sophie Nelisse.



2 comments:

  1. It is great to know about Markus Zusak! I like how you added a picture of him at the top. Have you only read the one book of his, or multiple?

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    1. Thanks for ypur comment!
      I read The Messenger before.

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