Markus Zusah was born June 23, 1975 in Sydney, Australia. His mother Lisa originated from Germany and his father Helmut from Austria.() In the late 1950’s they both emigrated to Australia. He has three older siblings, two sisters and one brother. Neither of his parents could read or write when they arrived in Australia and because of the struggles they had with that they wanted all of their children to master the english language. Communicating in english for Markus started at a very young age, by 16 he began writing fiction has a hobby.()
High School and The Beginning Of His Career
He attended Engadine High School in Engadine, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.() Before becoming a professional author he worked