Yes, often, I am reminded of her, and in one of my vast array of pockets, I have kept her story to retell. This international best seller features a healthy sense of dramatic irony, with the German setting and the strong use of script-like construction becoming reminiscent, especially the sympathetic depiction of Marxists. In the Book Thief by Markus Zusak, author uses a rich, multi-layered blend of allegory, metaphor and symbolism to create amidst the dirt and depression of Germany during the late 30s and 40s a stark vision of historical and philosophical thoughtfulness. Having Death as the narrator and having as a central protagonist a young girl in Nazi Germany make The Book Thief by Markus Zusak stand out from the crowd of books about Europe during World War II this book is good not so much because of the story, but how the author tells it. 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.īook Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak When Liesel’s foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel’s world is both opened up, and closed down. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor’s wife’s library, wherever there are books to be found.īut these are dangerous times. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. It is The Gravedigger’s Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.īy her brother’s graveside, Liesel’s life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. Theme: Death, literacy and power, love and hate in human nature, acts of horror and torment during holocaustīook Summary: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Narration: First person omniscient, with Death as the narrator Setting Place: Fictional town of Molching, Germany, 1939-1943 Major Characters: Liesel Meminger, Death, Hans Hubermann, Max Vandenburg, Rudy Steiner, Ilsa Hermann Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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