The Book Thief (First UK edition-first printing)

Zusak, Markus

ISBN 10: 0385611463 / ISBN 13: 9780385611466

Editore: Doubleday, 2007

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VGC. Doubleday,2007. First UK hardback edition-first printing (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine, two small dents on the edges of the cover) with Dj (two small tears, nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Nice and clean pages but with some foxing marks on the outer edges, a couple of small foxing marks the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with some shelf wear on the Dj cover (small foxing marks inside the edges of the Dj cover). 584pp.Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition-first printing. Heavy book (approx. 1.2 Kg). Codice articolo 10995

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Titolo: The Book Thief (First UK edition-first ...

Casa editrice: Doubleday

Data di pubblicazione: 2007

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Very Good

Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good

Edizione: 1st Edition

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Riassunto:

'It's just a small story, really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery ...' Narrated in the all-knowing matter-of-fact voice of Death, witnessing the story of the citizens of Himmel Street: When nine-year-old Liesel arrives outside the boxlike house of her new foster parents, she refuses to get out of the car. Liesel has been separated from her parents - 'Kommunists' - for ever, and at the burial of her little brother, she steals a gravedigger's instruction manual which she can't read. It is the beginning of her illustrious career. In the care of the Hubermans, Liesel befriends blond-haired Rudy Steiner, her neighbour obsessed with Jesse Owens. She also befriends the mayor's wife, who hides from despair in her library. Together Liesel and Rudy steal books - from Nazi book burning piles, from the mayor's library, from the richer people of Molching. In time, the family hide a Jewish boxer, Max, who reads with Liesel in the basement. . By 1943, the Allied bombs are falling, and the sirens begin to wail. Liesel shares out her books in the air-raid shelters. But one day in the life of Himmel street, the wail of the sirens comes too late ... A life-changing tale of the cruel twists of fate and the coincidences on which all our lives hinge, this is also a joyous look at the power of book to nourish the soul. Its uplifting ending will make all readers weep.

Recensione:

"Extraordinary, resonant and relevant, beautiful and angry." (Lisa Hilton Sunday Telegraph)

"...a beautifully balanced piece of storytelling...Unsettling, thought-provoking, life affirming, triumphant and tragic, this is a novel of breathtaking scope, masterfully told. It is an important piece of work, but also a wonderful page-turner." (Guardian)

"A moving work which will make many eyes brim." (Marianne Brace Independent on Sunday)

"This is a weighty novel worthy of universal acclaim. A sense of dread prevades this beautifully written novel. As The Book Thief draws to a close, Death says: "There's a multitude of stories that i allow to distract me as I work." The story of the Book Thief, who tried to change the world in her own small way, proves one formidable and inspiring distraction." (Lianne Kolirin The Daily Express)

"...breathtakingly good." (Becky Stradwick, Buyer, Borders The Bookseller)