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Based on the beloved bestselling book, this film tells the inspirational story of a spirited and courageous young girl who transforms the lives of everyone around her when she is sent to live with a new family in World War II Germany.
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Key Facts
Full Title: The Book Thief Genre:
Historical Fiction Setting: Fictional town of Molching, Germany, 1939-1943
Climax: The fire-bombing of Molching
Protagonist: Liesel Meminger
Antagonist: Adolf Hitler, World War II and the Holocaust
Point of View: First person omniscient, with Death as the narrator
“I wanted to tell the book thief many things, about beauty and brutality. But what could I tell her about those things that she didn't already know? I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race-that rarely do I ever simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant.” Markus Zusak