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The Book Thief is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, set in Nazi Germany during World War II. Published in 2005, The Book Thief became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 17 million copies. It was adapted into the 2013 feature film, The Book Thief.
The Book Thief is a 2013 war drama film directed by Brian Percival and starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, and Sophie Nélisse. The film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Markus Zusak and adapted by Michael Petroni. The film is about a young girl living with her adoptive German family during the Nazi era.
The Book Thief was published in 2005 and has since been translated into more than 40 languages. The Book Thief was adapted into a film of the same name in 2013. In 2014, Zusak delivered a talk called "The Failurist" at TEDxSydney at the Sydney Opera House. It focused on his drafting process and journey to success through writing The Book Thief. [5]
William Andrew Moffett's name rose to fame in April 1981 when he helped capture a renowned book thief who was discovered to have stolen $50,000 worth of material from various libraries. [ 5 ] : 159 Library security was an ongoing passion for Moffett as he came to be known as a specialist in the field.
Stephen Carrie Blumberg (born 1948 [1] in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is best known as a bibliomane who lived in Ottumwa, Iowa.After being arrested for stealing more than 23,600 books worth US$5.3 million in 1990 (equivalent to about $12M in 2023), he became known as the Book Bandit and was recognized as the most successful book thief in the history of the United States.
Nell Meadow of RogerEbert.com called Schnetzer's performances "exceptional" in a 2020 review of The Grizzlies and praised ability to disappear into his roles in The Book Thief, Snowden, and Pride. [7] In 2020, Schnetzer was cast as protagonist Yorick Brown in the 2021 FX on Hulu adaptation of the post-apocalyptic comic Y: The Last Man. [8]
John Charles Gilkey (born 1968) [1] is a prolific serial book and document thief who has stolen approximately US$200,000 worth of rare books and manuscripts. [2] Gilkey used Modern Library's List of 100 Best Novels [3] as a guide to what items he would steal. [4]
Fuminori Nakamura (中村 文則, Nakamura Fuminori, born 2 September 1977) is the pseudonym [1] of a Japanese author.Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, The Thief (掏摸, "Pickpocket").