a mountain range of rubble
in which our narrator introduces: himself – the colours – and the book thief.
An edition of The Book Thief
(1998)
偷书贼
The Book Thief
Di 1 ban
by Markus Zusak
- 109 Ratings
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Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Publish Date
2011
Publisher
Shi dai chu ban chuan mei gu fen you xian gong si,
Huangshan shu she,
Shanghai yingtesong tu shu you xian gong si jing xiao
Language
Chinese
Pages
368
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nyt:young-adult-paperback-monthly=2022-09-04, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Books and reading, Fiction, Jews, History, World War, 1939-1945, Rescue, Storytelling, Death, Novela australiana, Livres et lecture, Romans, nouvelles, Juifs, Histoire, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, Sauvetage, Libros y lectura, Novela, Judios, Historia, Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945, Book thefts, Jews rescue (1939-1945 : World War) fast (OCoLC)fst01710189, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Death, fiction, Germany, history, fiction, Jews, history, fiction, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Children's fiction, Storytelling, fiction, Books and reading, fiction, Juvenile fiction, Art de conter, Mort, World war ii, Gestapo, Judaism, Nazi, Nazi germany, New york times bestseller, Historical fiction, Narración de cuentos, Muerte, Literature, Judíos, Nyt:paperback_books=2007-09-09, Ficción, Jews rescue, German history, Books, Reading, World war, 1939-1945, Spanish language materials, Ficción juvenil, Guerra mundial ii, Jews rescue (1939-1945 : world war) fast (ocolc)fst01710189, Fictional works, Large type books, Memory, Mothers, Family problems, Young adult fiction, Death (personification)Times
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The Book Thief
2013, Alfred A. Knopf
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偷书贼: The Book Thief
2011, Shi dai chu ban chuan mei gu fen you xian gong si, Huangshan shu she, Shanghai yingtesong tu shu you xian gong si jing xiao
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2006, Thorndike Press
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Edition Notes
"Jing dian dian cang ban"--Cover.
Translation of: The book thief, originally published in 2005, simplified Chinese edition copyright 2007.
In simplified Chinese script.
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The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.
When Death has a story to tell, you listen.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.
Liesel Meminger is 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. 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.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
“The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times
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