He stated that the book was 90% finished but that, "I’m a completely different person than the person who wrote The Book Thief. In March 2016 Zusak talked about his then unfinished novel Bridge of Clay. This novel has won awards such as the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards: Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature. The Messenger ( I Am the Messenger in the United States) was published in 2002 and was one of Zusak's first novels. It focused on his drafting process and journey to success through writing The Book Thief.
In 2014, Zusak delivered a Ted Talk, called 'The Failurist' at the Sydney Opera House. The Book Thief was adapted as a film of the same name in 2013.
The Book Thief was published in 2005 and has since been translated into more than 40 languages. The Messenger, published in 2002, won the 2003 CBC Book of the Year Award (Older Readers) and the 2003 NSW Premier's Literary Award (Ethel Turner Prize) in Australia and was a runner-up for the Printz Award in America. His first three books, The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe, and When Dogs Cry, released between 19, were all published internationally. He studied English and history at the University of New South Wales, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education. He attended Engadine High School and briefly returned there to teach English while writing.
Zusak is the youngest of four children and has two sisters and one brother. They emigrated to Australia in the late 1950s. His mother Lisa is originally from Germany and his father Helmut is Austrian. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger (US title: I Am the Messenger), two novels which became international bestsellers. Markus Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer with Austrian and German roots. University of New South Wales with a Bachelors of Arts and a diploma of education
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