The Tale of The Book Thief
“This is the tale of the book thief, as narrated by death. And when death tells a story, you really have to listen.” Not the book. Just a few lines written behind the cover page. But they are enough to catch my attention. In The Book Thief, the author Markus Zusak told us a story from Death’s point of view. Story of a young girl. Story of words. Story of book thievery. Story of the cruelty of the World War I and II. The story of The Book Thief started when Liesel Merminger, the girl who was later turned out to be the book thief, was on a journey by train with her mother and younger brother. During the journey, her brother died in front of her eyes, which left a permanent scar in her heart. Later, when her brother was buried, she picked up a book which was found beside the grave. It was A Grave-digger’s Handbook. That was when the journey of the book thief began. The story took place in Himmel Street, Germany. Liesel was foster daughter of Hans Hubermann, who was a painter, a...