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Born: Established: 1975 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Underdogs Underdogs : die Wolfe-Trilogie Markus Zusak , Munich : cbj , 2019 24843814 2019 selected work novel young adult
13 4 y separately published work icon Bridge of Clay Markus Zusak , Sydney : Picador , 2018 13340612 2018 single work novel

'An unforgettable and sweeping family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller The Book Thief.

'Bridge of Clay is about a boy who is caught in the current - of destroying everything he has, to become all he needs to be. He's a boy in search of greatness, as a cure for memory and tragedy. He builds a bridge to save his family, but also to save himself. It's an attempt to transcend humanness, to make a single, glorious moment:

'A miracle and nothing less.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Twelve Reasons Markus Zusak , 2016 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Book That Made Me 2016;
1 Fighting Words Markus Zusak , 2014 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 January 2014; (p. 10-11) The Age , 4 January 2014; (p. 12)
1 The Arm-Wrestler : Before the Fight Markus Zusak , 2012 single work short story children's
— Appears in: I Met a Martian and Other Stories 2012; (p. 149-152)
1 1 y separately published work icon Under Dogs Markus Zusak , New York (City) : Arthur A. Levine Books , 2011 Z1898435 2011 selected work novel
1 A Living Collection Markus Zusak , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: SL : State Library of New South Wales Magazine , Autumn vol. 3 no. 1 2010; (p. 28-29)
1 The Strangeness of Success, and Other Detours Markus Zusak , 2008 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Australian Author , August vol. 40 no. 2 2008; (p. 16-17)
1 The Books That Changed Me : Markus Zusak Markus Zusak , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 4 February 2007; (p. 59)
Marcus Zusak nominates five books that changed him, including George Johnston's My Brother Jack.
1 Tears and Cheers : Markus Zusak Reveals the Books that Made Him Laugh and Cry Markus Zusak , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 3 December 2005; (p. 32)
36 71 y separately published work icon The Book Thief Markus Zusak , Sydney : Picador , 2005 Z1214315 2005 single work novel historical fiction (taught in 8 units)

'It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger and her younger brother are being taken by their mother to live with a foster family outside Munich. Liesel's father was taken away on the breath of a single, unfamiliar word - Kommunist - and Liesel sees the fear of a similar fate in her mother's eyes. On the journey, Death visits the young boy, and notices Liesel. It will be the first of many near encounters. By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found. But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jewish fist-fighter in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.'

[Source: Libraries Australia. Sighted 30/10/08]

1 CBCA Acceptance Speeches : Markus Zusak Markus Zusak , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 47 no. 4 2003; (p. 2)
1 Teeyah the Terror Goes on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Markus Zusak , 2003 single work short story
— Appears in: Kids' Night In 2003; (p. 740-746)
16 23 y separately published work icon The Messenger Markus Zusak , Sydney City : Pan , 2002 Z985074 2002 single work novel young adult Meet Ed Kennedy - cab-driving prodigy, pathetic card player and useless at sex. He lives in a suburban shack, shares coffee with his dog, the Doorman, and is in nervous-love with Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence - until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. - back cover
1 Pappa's Got a Brand New Suit Markus Zusak , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 10 no. 1 2002; (p. 4-5)
6 8 y separately published work icon When Dogs Cry Markus Zusak , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2001 Z929602 2001 single work novel young adult

'Cameron Wolfe's life gets very complicated when he falls for his brother's girlfriend in this winning, wise novel from the dynamic author of FIGHTING RUBEN WOLFE. Cameron Wolfe is the quiet one in his family, not a soccer star like his brother Steve or a charming fighter with a new girl every week like his brother Rube. Cam would give anything to be near one of those girls, to love her and treat her right. He especially likes Rube's latest, Octavia, with her brilliant ideas and bright green eyes. But what woman like that would want a loser like him? Maybe Octavia would, Cam discovers. Maybe he'd even have something to say. And those maybes change everything: winning, loving, losing, the Wolfe brothers, and Cameron himself.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Push ed.).

10 13 y separately published work icon Fighting Ruben Wolfe Markus Zusak , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 2000 Z820925 2000 single work novel young adult Partly because of their family's poor finances and partly to prove themselves, brothers Ruben and Cameron take jobs as fighters and find themselves reacting very differently in the boxing ring. (Source: Trove)
2 Wolfe Trilogy Markus Zusak , 1999-2001 1999-2001 series - author novel young adult
10 6 y separately published work icon The Underdog Markus Zusak , Norwood : Omnibus Books , 1999 Z56384 1999 single work novel young adult

'My name's Cameron Wolfe. I have a little bit of sense. I don't have much sense. My older brother Ruben gets me into plenty of trouble. I get Rube into as much trouble as he gets me into. I have a family, yes, that doesn't really function without tomato sauce. That's me.

'Cameron and Ruben Wolfe are brothers. They spend most of their time throwing one-handed boxing matches (they only have the one pair of gloves) and plotting to rob the local dentists. But what Cameron really wants is to meet a girl - a real girl, not like the ones in the lingerie magazines. But who could ever love an underdog like Cameron Wolfe?'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Dimensions ed.).

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