Markus Zusak
Australia (1975 - )
Markus Zusak was born in 1975 and is the author of five books, including the international bestseller, The Book Thief, which is translated into more than forty languages. First released in 2005, The Book Thief has spent a total of 375 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and still remains there eight years after it first came out.
His first three books, The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe and When Dogs Cry (also known as Getting the Girl), released between 1999 and 2001, were all published internationally and garnered a number of awards and honours in his native Australia, and the USA.
Markus Zusak grew up in Sydney, Australia, and still lives there with his wife and two children.
Series
Wolfe Brothers
1. The Underdog (1999)
2. Fighting Ruben Wolfe (2001)
3. Getting the Girl (2003)
Underdogs (omnibus) (2011)
1. The Underdog (1999)
2. Fighting Ruben Wolfe (2001)
3. Getting the Girl (2003)
Underdogs (omnibus) (2011)
Novels
I Am the Messenger (2005)
aka The Messenger
The Book Thief (2005)
The Bridge of Clay (2011)
When Dogs Cry (2013)
aka The Messenger
The Book Thief (2005)
The Bridge of Clay (2011)
When Dogs Cry (2013)
Omnibus
Awards
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Markus Zusak recommends
 The Anatomy of Wings (2007) Karen Foxlee "Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just to stay near it. The Anatomy of Wings is one of those books." |  Chenxi and the Foreigner (2008) Sally Rippin "Beautiful, honest and brave." | Out of Shadows (2010) Jason Wallace "Honest, brave and devastating - more than just memorable. Its impossible to look away." | |
The Summer I Learned to Fly (2011) Dana Reinhardt "When you start reading a Dana Reinhardt book, it's like discovering a new friend." | The Shadow Girl (2011) John Larkin "Tragic, comic and epic, The Shadow Girl is as devastating as it is inspiring." | The Light Between Oceans (2012) M L Stedman "An extraordinary and heart-rending book about good people, tragic decisions, and the beauty found in each of them." | |
Ocean Atween Us (2014) (We, Glovers, book 1) Angela Morrison "Written with a lot of love." | The Invisible Mile (2016) David Coventry "Bruising, beautiful and ultimately transcendent, there's a perfect thought on sport, humanity or endurance on just about every page." |
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