The Book Thief

The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, now a modern classic recommended by millions of readers.


'Extraordinary, resonant and relevant, beautiful and angry' Telegraph

'Unsettling, life-affirming, triumphant and tragic. This is a novel of breathtaking scope, masterfully told' Guardian.

'A weighty novel worthy of universal acclaim' Daily Express.

'Brilliant and hugely ambitious' New York Times.

'Absorbing and searing' Washington Post.

HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.

1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier.
Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.

SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH.

Features pages of bonus content, including annotated manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook.