Narrated by Death itself, The Book Thief offers a unique and profoundly sad fictional window into Nazi Germany at the onset of World War II. The story follows Liesel Meminger, a 9-year-old girl who’s ...

March 17, 2006— -- Kind and compassionate Death narrates the tale of a town in Nazi Germany. The story is based on Death's perception of the young orphan, Liesl, her foster parents and the Jewish ...

It’s been 10 years since Markus Zusak’s 2006 novel, The Book Thief, blazed onto shelves across the world and rocketed up best-seller lists, earning a well-deserved spot in the canon of World War II ...

Whatever virtues turned “The Book Thief” into an acclaimed and honored international best seller are strangely absent from the film adaptation. A sad orphan’s story bereft of emotion, a paean to books ...

Sometimes you can tell that a film is far too respectful to its source, even if you haven’t read the novel. Take director Brian Percival’s bland adaptation of Markus Zusak’s best-selling The Book ...