Readers – Books and Conversation with Markus Zusak

Wednesday, November 12 | 8:00 PM

Readers – Books and Conversation, a monthly series celebrating books and readers

through in-depth yet relaxed discussions with authors about their work, writing

process, and the ideas that inspire them. Hosted by renowned interviewer and

curator Michaela Kalowski.

Join us for an unforgettable evening with acclaimed Australian author Markus Zusak

as he speaks about his powerful and adored novel The Book Thief. Since its

publication in 2005, The Book Thief has sold over seventeen million copies, been

translated into sixty-three languages, and appeared at the top of favourite-reading

lists, year after year, around the world.

For a generation, it has served to illuminate the unfathomable events of a horrifying

time through the eyes of the youthful Liesel - where books, words and stories form a

lens of deepest empathy. A defining literary classic of the twenty-first century, The Book Thief will continue to

mesmerise readers for generations to come.

About The Book Thief

Liesel's brother dies on the children's journey to a new home. At his graveside, she

steals a copy of The Gravedigger's Handbook.

This first act of book thievery leads to Liesel's love affair with words. Soon she is

stealing books wherever she can, from the mayor's wife's library to Nazi book

burnings.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a young stranger in

their basement, her world is both shut down and opened up in the most startling of

ways. And Liesel will soon understand - the story of war is countless stories, and this

one is only beginning.

Markus Zusak is the international bestselling author of six novels and one memoir.

His work has been translated into more than sixty languages, and The Book

Thief was a New York Times bestseller for more than a decade. His work has also

been adapted into film, television and theatre, and has won numerous honours

around the world, ranging from literary prizes to bookseller and readers choice

awards. He lives and writes in Sydney.

Don’t miss this very special event and opportunity to hear Markus Zusak reflect on

The Book Thief and how it came into being, as well as his long writing career and

what he’s learned about how he writes.

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