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Genre/Form: | Fiction History Romans, nouvelles, etc |
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Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Markus Zusak; Gian M Giughese; Trudy White |
ISBN: | 9788860619648 8860619645 |
OCLC Number: | 1081252678 |
Language Note: | In Italian. |
Notes: | Originally published in English, in Australia, in 2005, as: The book thief. |
Description: | 564 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
Series Title: | I Miti (Sperling & Kupfer (firm: Milan, Italy)) |
Other Titles: | Book thief. |
Responsibility: | Markus Zusak ; illustrazioni di Trudy White ; traduzione di Gian M. Giughese. |
Abstract:
"It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love of books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found. But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down."--
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