The book thief author

Markus Zusak is a storyteller. Zusak was generous with his time, and we were able to talk about writing in general as well as specifics about two of his works, I Am the Messenger and The Book Thief. From a November interview. MZ: I read some books that were the right books for me. I was sixteen when I tried to write my first book. And it could easily be entered into a competition for the worst book ever written.

I only wrote eight pages. Then I go through it the next time and the next time, pull the gems out and start again. I also like Catch Joseph Heller.

Markus zusak books in order

I picked it up again and read it later on. But I was at least exposed to the book at school. The Book Thief was written from an angle that you rarely see, that of ordinary German people living under the Nazi regime. Why did you choose to write that story? MZ: There are a few reasons, but the main one is that those are the stories I knew.

My mom is German my father is Austrian.