Books like The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Genre
What it is about
- Books and reading
- Storytelling
- Death
- Jews
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War II
Where it happens
- Germany
When it happens
- 1933-1945
Kind of book
- Novel
Came out
- 2000s
Ages
- Young Adult
Awards
- Michael Printz Award honor book
About this book
Its Library of Congress subjects: Books and reading, Storytelling, Death, Jews. It is set in Germany and listed for an audience of young adults.
Where this comes from: Library of Congress
Books like this one
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Why: Both are historical fiction books, set in Germany.
- Historical fiction
- Germany
What both books share
- historical fiction
The Book Thief: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
March Violets: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655) - Germany
The Book Thief: "Germany, history, fiction" (OL subject); "Germany" (OL subject); "Germany" (OL place); "Germany" (WD narrative location)
March Violets: "Germany, fiction" (OL subject); "Germany" (OL place); "Germany" (WD narrative location)
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Why: Both are historical fiction books.
What both books share
- historical fiction
The Book Thief: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
The Song of Achilles: "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
- historical fiction
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Why: Both are historical fiction books.
What both books share
- historical fiction
The Book Thief: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre)
The Shelters of Stone: "Historical fiction" (OL subject); "historical fiction" (WD genre); "Historical fiction." (LoC 655)
- historical fiction
What they share, at a glance
The Book Thief next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Historical fiction | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| March Violets | shared | shared |
| The Song of Achilles | shared | not shared |
| The Shelters of Stone | shared | not shared |
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The Book Thief: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in 2006. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 552-page paperback from Alfred A. Knopf. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9780375842207 ... pbk. ... 552, 15 p. ... Alfred A. Knopf
- Another edition on record
- The Library of Congress record found by this book's ISBN describes another edition: a 552-page edition from Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 9780399556524. Source: Library of Congress, its record of another edition, checked November 6, 2026.
9780399556524 ... 552 pages ... Alfred A. Knopf
How The Book Thief came to be
- Zusak came to the book when he began thinking seriously about writing his parents' childhoods in wartime Germany and Austria. Interview: Steppenwolf Theatre, June 18, 2026, checked November 6, 2026.
- He says his mother's world on the outskirts of Munich had the greatest influence on the story. Interview: Steppenwolf Theatre, June 18, 2026, checked November 6, 2026.
- He moved away from having Death narrate for a while but kept coming back to it. Interview: Steppenwolf Theatre, June 18, 2026, checked November 6, 2026.
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