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Markus Zusak

“Life had altered in the wildest possible way, but it was imperative that they act as if nothing at all had happened.
Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.
That was the business of hiding a Jew.”

Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
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The Book Thief The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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