The Book Thief

2006 novel by Markus Zusak
VisualArtwork literary_work Q819101
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The Book Thief

Summary

The Book Thief is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Book Thief authored Markus Zusak[3].
  • The Book Thief's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Book Thief's publisher is recorded as Picador[5].
  • The Book Thief's publisher is recorded as Alfred A. Knopf[6].
  • The Book Thief's genre is recorded as young adult fiction[7].
  • The Book Thief's genre is recorded as historical fiction[8].
  • The Book Thief's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Book Thief's country of origin is recorded as Germany[10].
  • +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Book Thief[11].
  • The Book Thief's publication date is recorded as +2006-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The Book Thief's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026tnqq[13].
  • The Book Thief's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5819456W[14].
  • The Book Thief's has edition or translation is recorded as The Book Thief[15].
  • The Book Thief's has edition or translation is recorded as The Book Thief[16].
  • The Book Thief's has edition or translation is recorded as Q124646514[17].
  • The Book Thief's narrative location is recorded as Germany[18].
  • The Book Thief's main subject is recorded as World War II[19].
  • The Book Thief's main subject is recorded as death[20].
  • The Book Thief's main subject is recorded as Nazi Germany[21].
  • The Book Thief's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 393681[22].
  • The Book Thief's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 874803[23].
  • The Book Thief's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Book Thief'}[24].
  • The Book Thief's Quora topic ID is recorded as The-Book-Thief-2006-book[25].
  • The Book Thief's NNL item ID is recorded as 002568304[26].
  • The Book Thief's derivative work is recorded as The Book Thief[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Book Thief authored Markus Zusak[3].

Why It Matters

The Book Thief ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . librarything.com. Retrieved . librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name English
    Inception +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Picador, Alfred A. Knopf
    Genre
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی بک تھیف]]"
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