# The Book Thief

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- Book: [The Book Thief](https://www.bookquiver.com/markus-zusak/the-book-thief) ([The Book Thief.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/markus-zusak/the-book-thief.md))
- Authors: [Markus Zusak](https://www.bookquiver.com/markus-zusak)
- Publisher: Black Swan
- ISBN: 978-05-5277-973-9
- Pages: 560
- Published: 2014-01-30
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

'Life affirming, triumphant and tragic . . . masterfully told. . . but also a wonderful page-turner' Guardian 'Brilliant and hugely ambitious' New York Times 'Extraordinary' Telegraph ___ 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 ___ Over 16 million copies sold worldwide. Now a major motion picture.