--- product_id: 73542760 title: "The Book Thief: Written by Markus Zusak, 2007 Edition, (First Edition) Publisher: Doubleday [Hardcover]" brand: "markus zusak" price: "₨154" currency: SCR in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sc/products/73542760-the-book-thief-written-by-markus-zusak-2007-edition-first store_origin: SC region: Seychelles --- # The Book Thief: Written by Markus Zusak, 2007 Edition, (First Edition) Publisher: Doubleday [Hardcover] **Brand:** markus zusak **Price:** ₨154 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Book Thief: Written by Markus Zusak, 2007 Edition, (First Edition) Publisher: Doubleday [Hardcover] by markus zusak - **How much does it cost?** ₨154 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sc](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/73542760-the-book-thief-written-by-markus-zusak-2007-edition-first) ## Best For - markus zusak enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted markus zusak brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B00SLRGJSG | | Best Sellers Rank | 10,227 in Historical Fiction (Books) | | Publication Date | 16 Jan. 2007 | | Publisher | Doubleday | ## Images ![The Book Thief: Written by Markus Zusak, 2007 Edition, (First Edition) Publisher: Doubleday [Hardcover] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51XMXqVHjUL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WOW *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 9 June 2016* This book has been recommended to me to read for years! However, I never have read it before and I have never seen the film. No one informed me of what I was missing out on. Yes it is a little slow to start with and some of the things Death, the narrator, says are a little confusing and complex but what an amazing book. I absolutely loved it, from the unhealthy interest in WW2 I have, to the love of books which I share with Liesel. Had I have lived in the same times as Liesel then I would have been arguing with her as to who was the person who had open access to a library.I enjoy the way Zusak uses an inundated amount of historical accuracy in his book. He has used a number of my interests and brought them together in one book! History, WW2 and books. Zusak has created a book which caused me to actually genuinely feel for the characters. This is the first time in a long time where I have wanted the characters to do well in their lives. I have wanted two key characters to realise their love for each other, Liesel and Rudy. I felt for Liesel when she finds out what happens to her family at the end of the story, when you want someone to do well and Death does everything to stop this from happening.Death, who ironically has a sense of humour, informs us at the beginning of the story that he has three encounters with Liesel during the course of the story. She suffers the death of her brother at the beginning of the story, she experiences a catastrophic event at the end of the story and her own death much later in life. How Liesel was able to cope with what fate befalls her I can never understand. Perhaps due to Liesel's unfortunate past this allows her to handle and cope with the later events of her life. No child should have to experience what she has to go through.The edition of The Book Thief I read is the 10th Year Anniversary, so there is an interview with Markus Zusak at the end of the story. He informs the reader of his love for Rudy. I absolutely share this love for Rudy. Rudy is a spontaneous, boisterous and loud personality. I love the way he knows what he wants and goes to get it. How he makes his love for Liesel clear from almost their first meeting. He constantly asks for a kiss from her, which she denies him until it is too late. Liesel then tries to share and show her love for Rudy which she has not made known to him. Rudy wants to be a famous runner like his hero Jesse Owens. He even goes to the extent of using coal on his face to blacken his skin. He has the naive approach of not understanding why he can't pretend to have a black face in Nazi Germany.All of the residence on Himmel Strasse are clear evidence that a large proportion of Germans were not approving, happy or consenting to the appalling genocide which was taking place at the hands of the Nazi's. There are a number of people who believe because the Nazis conducted all of these disgusting atrocities the whole of the German population was consenting. The people of Himmel Strasse were disguised by the Nazis and did not want any part of their proceedings. Yes they joined the Nazi party, yes they went to the Hitler Youth meetings but this was due to their fear of what could happen to them. They also hid Max, an innocent Jew, in their basements, they would try and feed starving Jews during their parades through their town. They wanted what was best for all of mankind and the demise of Hitler would ensure this.I got really upset at the ending of this story, which is something which has not happened for a very long time whilst I have been reading. I genuinely felt for the characters and I wanted what was best for them. For this I thank Markus Zusak. Thank you for creating something I will read time and time again. This has been one of the best books I have read for a number of years and I will definitely recommend it to everyone. Thank youRating: 9.5/10 (due to the slow start)10-word-review: Amazing, spectacular! Definitely recommend, will read time and time again.Check out more at [...] ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review of The Book Thief *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 31 May 2015* The Book Thief - Markus Zusak(read my other book reviews here: https://estherbookblog.wordpress.com/ )It was only on the second reading of The Book Thief, that I really appreciated it for the extraordinary novel that it is. Not only do we see the war from within Nazi Germany (a perspective that is often left untold), and from the side of a young girl, Liesel, but the tale is narrated by death, giving an even more unusual and interesting angle and a unique way of writing.The paradox that death could be a living creature, seem human, is not a new idea; Chaucer’s Pardoner’s Tale tells the story of men who meet death and end up killing each other, demonstrating that the enemy is not death but ourselves, each other. As the narrator of The Book Thief reminds us, he is only a “result” and throughout the novel we come to empathise with him and his wretched task. He even adds humour when dispelling common misconceptions: “I only wear a hooded black robe when it’s cold”. We are won over to death’s side and thus trust his narrative. He focusses on Himmel Street, on Liesel and those around her, but is also able to give a wider perspective on the war and the vastness of the destruction. He even questions his role to God. It is death who is able to offer insight into the ways of human beings, who can see the good and bad in everyone, and the consequences of human actions.Throughout, we are told the outcomes of characters before they live them out, giving a sense of inevitability and injustice to the world. Liesel’s best friend Rudy, for example, we are told “didn’t deserve to die the way he did”, and to take his life seemed like “robbery”. But there is also a great self-awareness on Zusak’s behalf and a great deal to be said about the nature of storytelling itself. Death knows he is giving the game away, but does not “have much interest in building mystery”. As he says, it is not necessarily what happens that makes an interesting story, but “the machinations that wheel us there that aggravate, perplex, interest and astound”.Words are shown to have a great power, both for good and for bad. Liesel hurts the mayor’s wife by telling her the harsh and unfeeling truth, by insulting and rejecting her: “The injury of words. Yes, the brutality of words”. Zusak shows the effects of Liesel’s words metaphorically, as though they are physically wounding the mayor’s wife: “she was battered and beaten up […] cuts had opened up”. The power of Hitler’s words caused the war. As told in the story Max writes, ‘The Word Shaker’, words are his weapons. After seeing Jews being paraded through the street, Liesel becomes angry with books and words; she rips some apart in the library: “The words. Why did they have to exist? […] Without words, the Fuhrer was nothing. There would be no limping prisoners, no need for consolation or worldly tricks to make us feel better.”Yet, words are also able to save. Liesel reads to Max (the Jew who shelters in their cellar) when he is in a comma, hoping that this will revive him, “as if the words alone could nourish him”. On this occasion, it doesn’t work; books do not have magical powers but Liesel does use books to help her neighbours. During the air raids, residents gather in a basement and she reads to them. Her reading passes the time, calms those who are scared, distracts the children and offers a sense of hope. Frau Holtzapfel likes it so much that she has Liesel come and read to her alone. She even requests it after hearing bad news about her son.As Max gives words to Liesel in the form of the books he writes for her, when she sees Max in the parade of Jews being marched to the camps, Liesel is whipped for talking to him, but before she is dragged away, she is able to offer him words, memories, friendship. She speaks up for him. Words also save Liesel to a certain extend – her street is bombed and she is the only survivor because she was in the cellar writing her story.The novel ends with Liesel’s eventual death, when she is an old woman. Again, the narrator offers profound insight into the novel we have just read and to human existence: “how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words so damning and brilliant”. It is a paradox left unsolved, even by death with his ‘circular’ heart. His final words, “I am haunted by humans” are also part of the paradox – unsettling, funny, sad and beautiful all at once. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book. Give it a go at least. *by on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 6 June 2015* I really enjoyed this book. I urge you to keep going with it as the first few chapters are a bit hard going and it can be confusing to get used to the narrative style to begin with. I didn't care much for the characters for a good while but somewhere along the way a switch must of been flipped because I was crying during the final chapters. I won't spoil anything, I seriously can't be bothered with a synopsis anyway.I'm not sure if I liked how much of the major events were based entirely on irony and luck. For example, being sent away (bad) would have saved their life (good) so the overall result was bad. On the plus side, I'd say that a good chunk of readers won't really anticipate the ending because of this, aside from a few snippets. At the very least, it isn't completely obvious from the get go which I liked (or maybe I'm just oblivious). Another aspect of the book that I appreciate is that it seems more focused on the journey through life to death, rather than just heaping it all on at the end. Many events are spread throughout; it's a story that builds, says what it needs to say, moves on, builds again and reflects. I like that.I would say a decent amount of this book is filler. That is not to say that it is bad to use filler, it brought life to the book and built my connection to the characters slowly but surely which was needed for the story to have any sort of impact. Without the filler, it would just have been another tragic story, easily shelved. If you find reading over 400 pages a struggle, this may be an issue for you. In my opinion it is an easy read, a couple of days at most.I've read a few reviews that were less than enthralled. Often, people seem irritated that it didn't go deeper into the war aspect which I disagree with. I think it dealt with it very well, just in a far less boring, action packed or soulless lecture style. The themes are just a tad more subtle. Personally, I liked that it was about the everyday life of a few individuals affected by war. There was more than enough reality to overcome the fairy-tale parts. It felt balanced and real. It's a book to learn from, if you haven't already learnt the messages it portrays.One of the best books I have read this year. I was not offended or irritated by the ending. I was saddened, happy and content throughout the entire novel. Probably a new favourite or at the very least, deserves a permanent spot on the bookshelf and a recommendation or two. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sc/products/73542760-the-book-thief-written-by-markus-zusak-2007-edition-first](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/73542760-the-book-thief-written-by-markus-zusak-2007-edition-first) --- *Product available on Desertcart Seychelles* *Store origin: SC* *Last updated: 2026-08-23*