Rated 4.5/5, this historical novel promises a poignant plot

Prepare your tissues. This book about the Second World War may tear your little heart to pieces…

The world of literature is overflowing with novels inspired by the dramatic events of World War II. The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank) or A bag of marbles (Joseph Joffo) immerse the reader in a moving and gripping atmosphere. Among the exhaustive list of these magnificent novels, another could well be added to your library. The book thiefby Markus Zusak, immerses us in the heart of the tormented daily life of such a courageous child.

When childhood meets literature

We are in Germany, in the middle World War II. While Hitler is in power, the heroine of this story enters the scene. A little girl named Liesel and adopted by a young German couple, will rub shoulders with Death throughout her epic. Furthermore, she will meet him very early on when her little brother dies. But the plot of this novel also presents us the relationship that the child will have with the world of literature. Indeed, during the funeral of her younger brother, she picks up a book lost by a young boy, entitled The Gravedigger's Manual. Not yet able to read it, this novel will still attract his attention and will become the first in a large list of stolen Books. Liesel will finally learn to read and continue her flights. Books that she will save from the hands of the system and which will allow her to express oneself. A second significant event will shake up the little girl. With their hand on their heart, their adoptive parents welcome and hide Maxa Jewish man fleeing the authorities. From this arrival, a complicit and friendly relationship will arise between Max and Liesel, faced with terrible twists and turns.

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The Second World War seen through the eyes of a child

With The book thiefthe reader is propelled withina dramatic period in history. Thanks to the courageous and daring character of young Liesel, he discovers in more detail the torments experienced by civilians, maintaining their composure daily in the face of violent situations. Adults and children alike could not escape his visions of horror, some residing at the very foot of their buildings. To the same extent, The book thiefdraws on the painful incidents experienced by the world of culture. Books written in particular by Jewish, Marxist and pacifist writers were burned during the action. German book burnings in 1933, which consisted of destroying any work in keeping with the “non-German spirit”. With a film adaptation in 2013, Markus Zusak's novel plunges us into these painful and moving moments which, according to an Fnac review from a reader, appealed: “(..) is a story that I will not forget, which has marked my heart. To talk about this novel, all the words seem bland to describe the emotions I felt.“.