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The book stayed on the new york times bestseller list for more than a decade, making zusak one of australias most successful authors ever. If the book thief is the australian authors most famous book, this is his. Read an exclusive excerpt from markus zusaks new book. Mar, 2018 the book thief author markus zusak announces new ya novel will hit shelves this fall this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Markus zusak discusses his new books origins and gives. I adored markus zusaks modern classic the book thief. And that novels mastery, its knifeedge balance of whimsy and gravitas was never going to be repeated. This novel is narrated by death this new edition features exclusive first chapter from markus zusaks brand new literary novel bridge of clay, out in autumn 2018. Markus zusak is the international bestselling author of six novels, including the book thief and most recently, bridge of clay. I used to take long walks around the neighbourhood i lived in and, once, on one of. Markus zusaks 2005 the book thief, the story of a young german girl whose family give shelter to a jewish refugee during the second world war. The book thief author markus zusak announces new ya novel will hit shelves this fall this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. The book thief author markus zusak to release a new book.
Markus zusak, awardwinning and internationally bestselling author of the book thief and i am the messenger, will celebrate the release of his highlyanticipated new book, bridge of clay, at an offsite and ticketed event. Check out an exclusive excerpt from the novel here. All of zusak s books including earlier titles, the. Dec 17, 2018 markus zusaks bridge of clay, out in 2018 through pan macmillan. 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. Mar, 2018 random house has announced the publication of bridge of clay, a highly anticipated ya novel by markus zusak, the internationally bestselling and awardwinning australian author of the book thief. Markus zusak presents bridge of clay, his highly anticipated new novel monday, october 15, 2018 6. In advance of the publication of his epic new novel bridge of clay, zusak has exclusively shared with ew the announcement for his next book tour, including all scheduled dates and locations minus tbd venues across the country.
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