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Markus Zusak

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June 23, 1975

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Markus Zusak is the author of five books, including the international bestseller, The Book Thief , which spent more than a decade on the New York Times bestseller list, and is translated into more than forty languages – establishing Zusak as one of the most successful authors to come out of Australia.

To date, Zusak has held the number one position at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, the New York Times bestseller list, as well as in countries across South America, Europe and Asia.

His books, The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, When Dogs Cry (also titled Getting the Girl ), The Messenger (or I am the Messenger ) and The Book Thief have been awarded numerous honours ranging from literary prizes to readers choice awards to prizes ...more

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	The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,891,978 ratings — published 2005 — 466 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am the Messenger 4.03 avg rating — 170,166 ratings — published 2002 — 128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bridge of Clay 3.81 avg rating — 45,946 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Getting the Girl (Wolfe Brothers, #3) 3.70 avg rating — 7,217 ratings — published 2001 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Wild Dogs 4.04 avg rating — 5,494 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fighting Ruben Wolfe (Wolfe Brothers, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 4,888 ratings — published 2000 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Underdog (Wolfe Brothers, #1) 3.33 avg rating — 4,737 ratings — published 1999 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Underdogs (Wolfe Brothers, #1-3) 3.88 avg rating — 1,674 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book Thief / I Am the Messenger 4.39 avg rating — 830 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Markus Zusak 3 Books Collection Set (I Am the Messenger, The Book Thief, Bridge of Clay) 4.54 avg rating — 242 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Sometimes people are beautiful.
Not in looks.
Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.”
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tags: beauty, life

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“The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you.”
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“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.”
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks

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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

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Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

22 votes, 11.7%

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

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The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

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The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee

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The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers

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The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley

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The 351 Books of Irma Arcuri: A Novel by David Bajo

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