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The Book Thief single work   drama  
Adaptation of The Book Thief Markus Zusak , 2005 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Book Thief
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'Liesel Meminger is a young girl struggling to survive in Nazi Germany. Her life is filled with risk and danger but her love of books guides her through a brutal world. Death watches over her, fascinated by humankind's will to live. The Book Thief looks at the terrible cost of violence, bearing witness to our compassion and complicity. When Death tells a story, you listen.'

Source: Steppenwolf Theatre Company website, http://www.steppenwolf.org
Sighted: 24/10/2012

Notes

  • The 2012 Steppenwolf production was presented as 'part of Now Is The Time, a citywide initiative to stop youth violence and intolerance, and in partnership with the Chicago Public Library's One Book, One Chicago'.

    Source: Steppenwolf Theatre Company website, http://www.steppenwolf.org/
    Sighted: 24/10/2012

Production Details

  • World premiere produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, 20 October - 11 November 2012. Director: Hallie Gordon

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  • 1939-1945
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