Die Bücherdiebin · Zusak, M · Bücherdiebin · The Book Thief
- Authors
- Zusak, Markus
- Publisher
- cbj / Blanvalet Verlag
- Tags
- young adult , war , classics
- ISBN
- 9783894804275
- Date
- 2005-09-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 4.50 MB
- Lang
- de
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.
But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.