Zusak Influence On The Book Thief

“It’s the left over humans. It’s the survivors. They’re the ones I can’t stand to look at, although on many occasions I still fail…I am haunted by humans,” (Zusak, 5-550). Markus Zusak, filled with inspiration and education, created a thrilling historical fiction novel. Because of these principles, it has become highly successful and is a popular book among, not only the public, but other authors as well. Zusak, influenced by the events of World War II and his own life, masterfully constructed The Book Thief by perfectly intertwining fictional and factional elements. Born in 1975 in Sydney, Australia, Zusak was the youngest of four children. His parents were German and Austrian immigrants who could not speak or write in English. Nevertheless, Markus mastered the language through communication and reading. Zusak got a degree in teaching at the University of Sydney. However, he worked as a high school English teacher, a janitor and a house painter, before becoming a successful author. (Chicago). His successful pieces of work include The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, When Dogs Cry, I am
It's one thing to write a long book about, say, a boy who happens across a dragon's egg; it's quite another to write a long, achingly sad, intricately structured book about Nazi Germany narrated by Death itself…Some will argue that a book so difficult and sad may not be appropriate for teenage readers. The Book Thief was published for adults in Zusak's native Australia, and I strongly suspect it was written for adults. Adults will probably like it (this one did), but it's a great young-adult novel… it's the kind of book that can be life-changing, because without ever denying the essential amorality and randomness of the natural order, The Book Thief offers us a believable, hard-won