Historical Fiction Module
The Book Thief Bibliographic data - Zusak, M. (2007). The book Thief. Knopf Books for Young Readers. ISBN – 978-0375842207 Brief plot summary - The text “The Book Thief” revolves around Foster child Liesel Meminger who lives outside of Munich and turns to theft as a means of survival. She soon discovers books and begins stealing books from the Nazis. She learns to read with the aid of her foster father, who plays the accordion, and distributes her stolen books to both the Jew, who is hiding from the Nazis in her basement, and her neighbors during bombing raids. Critical Analysis- Markus Zusak's thought-provoking novel "The Book Thief" is set in Nazi Germany and is told from Death's perspective. Death follows the life of Liesel Meminger, a little girl growing up during World War II. The novel tackles themes of literature, love, mortality, and the power of words in an elaborate and tragic story. The use of Death as the narrator is a unique choic...