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Markus Zusak

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in Sydney, Australia

June 23, 1975

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Literature & Fiction, Young Adult

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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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Average rating: 4.36 · 3,116,989 ratings · 187,262 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,876,111 ratings — published 2005 — 88 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 — 169,722 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 — 45,748 ratings — published 2018 — 100 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 — 7,202 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 — 5,290 ratings — published 2024 — 23 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
	Fighting Ruben Wolfe (Wolfe Brothers, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 4,877 ratings — published 2000 — 51 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) 3.34 avg rating — 4,720 ratings — published 1999 — 35 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 — 1,672 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 — 827 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 — 237 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.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

tags: beauty, life

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“The only thing worse than a boy who hates you: a boy that loves you.”
― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

tags: boys, hate, love

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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

tags: power-of-words

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Polls

This poll for November still remains Members Choice due to the fact that you will be voting in your choice of book, picked from our second place books spread at random throughout the lifetime of BT polls.

This poll will stay open until October 7th. Please vote for your choice...thanks

Bridge of Clay

by Markus Zusak

11 votes, 23.9%

The Good House

by Ann Leary

8 votes, 17.4%

A Discovery of Witches

by Deborah Harkness

8 votes, 17.4%

Running on Red Dog Road: And Other Perils of an Appalachian Childhood

by Drema Hall Berkheimer

7 votes, 15.2%

The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story

by Kate Summerscale

5 votes, 10.9%

Apeirogon

by Colum McCann

3 votes, 6.5%

The One and Only Ivan

by Katherine Applegate

3 votes, 6.5%

The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence

by Stephen Kurczy

1 vote, 2.2%

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