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Book Thief

作者:Zusak, Markus

出版社:Random House

出版日期:2022.12.01

ISBN:9780375842207

書號:20078768

裝訂:平裝

定價:$525

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熱銷全球千萬本的不敗暢銷名作!
馬格斯‧祖薩克最最感動人心的作品
【人類,多麼愚蠢、殘酷卻又充滿溫暖!】
 
莉賽爾和弟弟在戰火頻仍的二戰時期相依為命,本來將一同前往寄養家庭,弟弟卻在旅途中染病不幸去世,莉賽爾在弟弟蒼涼的喪禮上偷了一本掘墓工人手冊,像自己的家人般緊緊抱住以做紀念。
 
膽怯又羞澀莉賽爾來到好心的寄養家庭,個性隨和溫柔的修伯曼和貌似嚴厲卻貼心的羅莎將莉賽爾視如己出,但莉賽爾遲遲無法從失去家人的夢靨中平靜,戰爭的恐怖與空襲也時常讓她做惡夢,於是修伯曼決定教她識字讀書,閱讀時莉賽爾彷彿發現了新大陸,她迷戀文字與故事,書本成為她度過黑暗時期的慰藉,她也找回過去開朗的個性,而這時候納粹四處捕捉猶太人,連平常的街訪鄰居也會突然被消失,一天,修伯曼老戰友的猶太裔兒子麥克斯前來避難,修伯曼將他安置在地下室,莉賽爾和麥克斯立刻成為無話不談的朋友,每天唸書給麥克斯聽,但隨著戰事越演越烈,這樣和平的日子還能持續多久呢?
 
全書由死神的角度和各個角色間的對話來回穿插,死神初次見到莉賽爾是在他弟弟去世時,他深知生命的脆弱與人性的自私,也知道挑起戰爭、自尋毀滅是人類的天性,但他卻一再發現不可思議的奇蹟—在這個看似孱弱的小女孩身上,他看見道德勇氣在最黑暗的時刻散發光芒,也看見人類其實充滿溫暖與體諒,多麼神奇的動物!死神最後不禁發出如此讚嘆,即便死亡最終會到來,依然有人不放棄活著的每一刻。
 
The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times.

When Death has a story to tell, you listen.

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.

Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of 
I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.

“The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —
The New York Times
作者介紹
Markus Zusak is the internationally bestselling author of six novels, including The Book Thief and most recently, Bridge of Clay. His work is translated into more than forty languages, and has spent more than a decade on the New York Times bestseller list, establishing Zusak as one of the most successful authors to come out of Australia.

All of Zusak’s books – including earlier titles, The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, When Dogs Cry (also titled Getting the Girl), and The Messenger (or I am the Messenger) – have been awarded numerous honors around the world, ranging from literary prizes to readers choice awards to prizes voted on by booksellers.

In 2013, The Book Thief was made into a major motion picture, and in 2018 was voted one of America’s all-time favorite books, achieving the 14th position on the PBS Great American Read. Also in 2018, Bridge of Clay was selected as a best book of the year in publications ranging from Entertainment Weekly to the Wall Street Journal. 

Markus Zusak grew up in Sydney, Australia, and still lives there with his wife and two children.