Markus Zusak: The Author
About Markus Zusak: Markus Frank Zusak was born on June 23, 1975 in Sydney, Australia. He has so far published 5 books, and is working on another. They are The Underdog, (1999), Fighting Ruben Wolfe, (2000), When Dogs Cry, (2001), The Messenger, (2002), and The Book Thief, (2005). His books have received numerous awards, with The Book Thief winning the most.
The Book Thief: Written by Australian author Markus Zusak and published in 2006. It has won numerous awards and was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 230 weeks, or about 5 years. Some of the Book Thief’s content is based off of stories that Markus’s mother told him about while she lived in Nazi Germany. For example, when Hans Hubermann gave bread to the Jewish man is based off of the same thing Markus's mom saw happen.
The Book Thief: Written by Australian author Markus Zusak and published in 2006. It has won numerous awards and was on the New York Times bestseller list for over 230 weeks, or about 5 years. Some of the Book Thief’s content is based off of stories that Markus’s mother told him about while she lived in Nazi Germany. For example, when Hans Hubermann gave bread to the Jewish man is based off of the same thing Markus's mom saw happen.