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Markus Zusak

"I always had stories in my head. So I started writing them."--Markus Zusak


Markus Zusak received the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year Award for I Am the Messenger. He lives in Sydney, where he writes, occasionally works a real job, and plays on a soccer team that never wins.

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A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

13 Facts (+ a few more) about Markus Zusak

1.He has severe troubles writing biographies about himself because he doesn’t find himself particularly inspiring.
2.He lives in Sydney near the Royal National Park, where he has lunch with the local deer, the kookaburras... Read More