The Book Thief

TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS

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First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Doubleday

an imprint of Transworld Publishers

Black Swan edition published 2007

Black Swan edition reissued 2016

Black Swan edition reissued 2018

Cover design by Jo Thomson/TW

Cover illustration by Finn Campbell-Notman

Markus Zusak has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

This book is a work of fiction and, except in the case of historical fact, any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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ISBN 9781473541870

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