An edition of The Book Thief (1998)

The Book Thief

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An edition of The Book Thief (1998)

The Book Thief

偷书贼

Di 1 ban

by

  • ★★★★ 4.22 ·
  • 112 Ratings
  • 1713 Want to read
  • 94 Currently reading
  • 188 Have read

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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Nan hai chu ban she
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, Historical fiction, Narración de cuentos, Muerte, Literature, Judíos, Nyt:paperback_books=2007-09-09, Ficción, Jews rescue, German history, Books, Reading, Spanish language materials, Ficción juvenil, Guerra mundial ii, Fictional works, Large type books, Memory, Mothers, Family problems, Young adult fiction, Death (personification)
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Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Mark Owens, Liesel Meminger, Death
Places
Germany, Alemania, Munich, Allemagne
Times
1933-1945, World War, 1939-1945, 1939-1945

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La ladrona de libros
2009-02-01, Debolsillo
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2008, Nasza Księgarnia
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2007, Nan hai chu ban she
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The Book Thief
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The Book Thief
2005, Picador Australia
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Edition Notes

Translation of: The book thief, published in 2005.

In simplified Chinese script.

Published in
Haikou Shi
Other Titles
Tou shu zei
Copyright Date
2007
Translation Of
The Book Thief
Translated From
English

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823.3
Library of Congress
PR9619.4.Z87 B66127 2007

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
368 pages
Number of pages
368

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27722824M
ISBN 10
7544238210
ISBN 13
9787544238212
OCLC/WorldCat
271541965
Google
GRgULwAACAAJ
Goodreads
7538311

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