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各界推薦 【96年7月誠品選書】故事背景是一九三九年,慕尼黑。一個會喊累,也會抱怨的死神,以理智、冷靜、幽默卻又溫暖的口吻,娓娓道出來一個與他相遇三次的女孩的故事。作者匠心獨具地透過死神的觀點,描述在戰火下孤單的小女孩如何透過偷書、並用偷來的書學習認字,讓她熬過了現實的種種苦難,也透過讀書幫助了躲藏的猶太人,安撫了每顆在硝煙四起下不安的心。文字平靜的力量,對照戰場上屍橫遍野的殘酷殺戮,構築出人性既深奧又膚淺、既良善又殘忍的矛盾。取材與技法均十分獨特,情節更是撼動人心。 推薦理由:美國圖書館協會、諾邦書店、猶太圖書館小說獎、2006亞瑪遜年度選書、美國文壇奧斯卡「鵝毛筆獎」、諾邦書店「發現新人獎」、紐約時報青少年文學排行榜第一名、澳洲圖書產業獎。
作者介紹
作者介紹 Markus Zusak is the international bestselling author of six novels, including The Book Thief and most recently, Bridge of Clay. His work is translated into more than forty languages, and has spent more than a decade on the New York Times bestseller list, establishing Zusak as one of the most successful authors to come out of Australia. All of Zusak’s books – including earlier titles, The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, When Dogs Cry (also titled Getting the Girl), and The Messenger (or I am the Messenger) – have been awarded numerous honors around the world, ranging from literary prizes to readers choice awards to prizes voted on by booksellers. In 2013, The Book Thief was made into a major motion picture, and in 2018 was voted one of America’s all-time favorite books, achieving the 14th position on the PBS Great American Read. Also in 2018, Bridge of Clay was selected as a best book of the year in publications ranging from Entertainment Weekly to the Wall Street Journal. Markus Zusak grew up in Sydney, Australia, and still lives there with his wife and two children.