Markus Zusak



Markus Zusak

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born January 01, 1975
gender male
place of birth Sydney, Australia
website http://www.randomhouse.com/features/markuszusak/author.html
genre Literature & Fiction

about this author

Markus Zusak (born in 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian author. He is the son of an Austrian father and German mother and he is the youngest of four children.[1]

Zusak is best known for his novels I Am The Messenger and The Book Thief. These have been very successful both in Australia and internationally, and have sold more copies and received more publicity and critical acclaim than his other novels.

In November 2006, a book video of The Book Thief was created by Jon Haller, a student at the Columbia University graduate film program and was nominated in The Book Standard's Teen Book Video Awards.[2]

Zusak lives in Sydney, with his wife and daughter and has taken up surfing.[2]

books by Markus Zusak

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avg rating: 4.40 | 6149 ratings | 4 distinct works
The Book Thief The Book Thief (Hardcover)
by Markus Zusak
avg rating 4.45 — 4452 ratings — published 2006
25 editions
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I Am the Messenger I Am the Messenger (Paperback)
by Markus Zusak
avg rating 4.13 — 731 ratings — published 2006
8 editions
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Getting The Girl Getting The Girl (Paperback)
by Markus Zusak
avg rating 3.66 — 67 ratings — published 2001
3 editions
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Fighting Ruben Wolfe Fighting Ruben Wolfe (Paperback)
by Markus Zusak
avg rating 3.70 — 47 ratings — published 1999
8 editions
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quotes by Markus Zusak

"Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are."
Markus Zusak (I Am the Messenger)
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"I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."
Markus Zusak (The Book Thief)
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"Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness."
Markus Zusak (The Book Thief)
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