In the book there are several themes and motives, such as friendship, love, thievery, war, death, childhood, Nazism and the situation of Jews during the Second World War. Shortly said, Death is a ‘personale verteller’. This storyteller, Death, knows al lot about different persons, but he is not capable of knowing the characters thoughts, he understands them because he saw the rest of their lives and because he read Liesels writings. The story is told by a third person that does not personally participate in the story, though he is always on the background. He does not use many difficult words and he has a certain sense of humour which he entwines in the writing, which I personally think is brilliant. It really matches with the form he uses in this book, with Death telling the story, giving pieces of explanation, translation and personal remarks during the story. Zusak has a nice, flowing style of writing. The story takes place in pre Nazi and Nazi Germany, so in the 1930’s and 1940’s. The title is the ‘nickname’ the storyteller, Death, gives Liesel. On the cover you see Death and Liesel Meminger dancing. Publisher: Doubleday, Transworld Publishers Subtitle: An incredible novel told by the darkest storyteller of them all.
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