Markus Zusak

(1975) Novelist Australia

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Markus Zusak is a novelist from Australia, best known for The Book Thief.

Quick Facts About Markus Zusak

Born: June 23, 1975
Nationality: Australia
Profession: Novelist
Notable works: The Book Thief
Known for: Bridge of Clay, When Dogs Cry, The Book Thief, The Messenger, Fighting Ruben Wolfe

About Markus Zusak

He received the Margaret Edwards Award in 2014 for his contributions to literature.

Awards & Honors

Q1733763 Kathleen Mitchell Award Michael L. Printz Award Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers Margaret Edwards Award Zilveren Zoen National Jewish Book Awards Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

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“I'll never forget the first day in Auschwitz, the first time in Mauthausen. At that second place, as time wore on, I…

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Auschwitz

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“When Liesel left that day, she said something with great uneasiness. In translation, two giant words were struggled with, carried on her…

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Language

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“The book thief lay in bed that night, and the boy only came before she closed her eyes. He was one member…

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Books

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It's insane to be a writer and not be a reader. When I'm writing I'm more likely to be reading four or…

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“I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so…

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Liesel meminger

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“The sky is blue today, Max, and there is a big long cloud, and it's stretched out, like a rope. At the…

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Child

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“Sometimes she sat against the wall, longing for the warm finger of paint to wander just once more down the side of…

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“As I’ve been alluding to, my one saving grace is distraction. It keeps me sane. It helps me cope, considering the length…

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Distraction

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“It was then that he also took the opportunity to say he was sorry that the Hubermann's son had not come home,…

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When I was growing up, I wanted to be a house painter like my father, but I was always screwing up when…

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Artist

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My mouth opened. It happened. Yes, with my head thrown into the sky, I started howling. Arms stretched out next to me,…

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Papa sat with me tonight. He brought the accordion down and sat close to where Max used to sit. I often look…

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People abhor boxing, and I agree, but I admire men and women who can stand in a ring like that, nowhere to…

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“I think only one thing. Where 's Octavia? As I get closer to the bottom, I notice that it's water that I'm…

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You should give it to Max, Liesel. See if you can leave it on the bedside table, like all the other things."…

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“When she drinks the coffee I made, I look at the redness of her lips and wish I could just stand up,…

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I could introduce myself properly, but it's not really necessary. You will know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a…

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It was Russia, January 5, 1943, and just another icy day. Out among the city and snow, there were dead Russians and…

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“And you're Cameron Wolfe. That' gotta start meaning somethin' boy. That's gotta start churnin' inside us, making us wanna be someone for…

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It’s the leftover humans. The survivors. They’re the ones I can’t stand to look at, although on many occasions I still fail.…

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“No começo, Liesel não conseguiu dizer nada. Talvez fosse a súbita turbulência do amor que sentiu por ele. Ou será que sempre…

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Amor

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“The Charcoal Sky Sometimes you go to the wrong place, but the right way comes and finds you. It might make you…

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Brick wall

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“Our own place is mall perhaps, but when your old man is eaten by his own shadow, you realise that maybe in…

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Home

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As she watched all of this, Liesel was certain that these were the poorest souls alive. That's what she wrote about them…

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Alive

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“It feels like spoken words, this bridge. I want it but fear it. God, I want so desperately to reach the other…

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“This time, Mr. Steiner placed his hand on Rudy’s head and explained, “I know, son —but you’ve got beautiful blond hair and…

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“It's no time to be half watching, turning around, or checking the stove - because when the book thief stole her second…

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Books

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“The color of defeat chokes her pupils, even though her nod and smile and uncomfortable sitting motion on the couch indicate that…

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Courage

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“And when we finally stood up and turned to face the world, I could feel something climbing through me. I could feel…

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Beauty

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“Have me," they said, and there was no stopping them. They were frightened, no question, but they were not afraid of me.…

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“Liesel was exercising the blatant right of every person who's ever belonged to a family. It's all very well for such a…

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Family

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Of course, I'm being rude. I'm spoiling the ending, not only of the entire book, but of this particular piece of it.…

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Being rude

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“Christ, it's defeaning. why can't the world hear? I ask myself. Within a few moments I ask it many times. Because it…

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Markus Zusak by topic

Books (93) Time (75) Book (59) Writer (51) Death (47) Life (44) Heart (42) Writing (40) Language (33) Humans (32) Love (30) Book Thief (29) Words (29) Thinking (29) People (25) Thief (24) Stories (22) Nature of man (22)