The Book Thief

The 10th-anniversary edition of the Sunday Times bestseller and modern classicThe 10th-anniversary edition of the No. 1 international bestseller and modern classic beloved by millions of readersHERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE1939. 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 DEATHThe 10th-anniversary edition features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook."Extraordinary, resonant and relevant, beautiful and angry." Lisa Hilton Sunday Telegraph 20070121Markus Zusak, 1975 geboren, lebt und arbeitet in Sydney, spielt Fußball und schreibt Romane, die international für Furore sorgen. Er erhielt für seine Romane zahlreiche Preise. Zusaks Bücher wurden bis jetzt in über zwanzig Sprachen übersetzt.