When Death has a story to tell, you listen. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. This 10th-anniversary edition of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and children.DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. Markus Zusak is the author of the internationally bestselling I Am the Messenger, a Printz Honor Book and Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist The Underdog Fighting Ruben Wolfe and Getting the Girl.
THE BOOK THIEF is sure to continue to steal the hearts of all book lovers who immerse themselves in the pages of this haunting and lyrical story of a young girl and the resilience of the human spirit. On sale March 8, 2016, this keepsake edition is perfect for existing fans as well as those readers coming to the book for the first time. Knopf is celebrating the tenth anniversary of award-winning author Markus Zusak’s international bestseller THE BOOK THIEF with a special edition of the novel, which contains fourteen pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from Zusak’s writing notebook, as well as a letter from the author and a new jacket. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.Īlfred A. This remarkable story explores the power of words and their ability to incite, to destroy, and also to heal. 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. Set in Germany in 1939 and narrated by the poetic voice of Death, the book introduces Liesel Meminger, 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. THE BOOK THIEF has since gone on to become a book selection of Community Reads programs across the country and was released as a major motion picture in 2013 starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson. Originally published in March 2006, THE BOOK THIEF received immediate critical acclaim and rose to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, where it has remained for the last ten years, selling more than ten million copies worldwide. Please note, this event is FREE for all Avon Members! The evening will feature a Q&A and book signing, followed by a screening of THE BOOK THIEF (2013).
The Avon Theatre & Barrett Bookstore present: An Evening with author Markus ZusakĬelebrating the 10 th Anniversary of his acclaimed novel THE BOOK THIEF on Monday, March 14 th – 7:00 p.m.
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