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I see their ugly and their beauty, and i wonder how the same thing can be both. In 1999, zusaks first novel, the underdog, was published after many initial rejections. Promoting the book thief with help from little free library. The author of the book thief explains why failure is his best friend, and why all writers tend to be loners interview by sarah kinson fri 28 mar 2008 05. It allows the author to show the different aspects of humans and their ability to love. See all books authored by markus zusak, including the book thief, and the messenger, and more on thriftbooks. Markus zusak has 15 books on goodreads with 3524725 ratings.
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