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The Book Thief. The Book Thief is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, set in Nazi Germany during World War II. Published in 2005, The Book Thief became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 17 million copies. It was adapted into the 2013 feature film, The Book Thief.
Liesel Pritzker Simmons (born Liesel Anne Pritzker), stage name Liesel Matthews, is an American heiress and former child actress. She starred as Sara Crewe in A Little Princess, a 1995 film adaptation of the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, and as Alice Marshall in Air Force One. She is a member of the wealthy Pritzker family.
Liesel can also refer to: Liesel Meminger, a character in The Book Thief. Liesel Matthews (born Liesel Pritzker), an American heiress and actress. Liesel Westermann, a German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. Liesel Litzenburger, a writer from Michigan. Liesel Holler, the 2004 Miss Peru (for Miss Earth 2004).
Box office. $76.6 million [4] The Book Thief is a 2013 war drama film directed by Brian Percival and starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, and Sophie Nélisse. The film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Markus Zusak and adapted by Michael Petroni. The film is about a young girl living with her adoptive German family during the Nazi ...
Liesel Carritt ( née Mottek; 1914 – ) was a German teacher, translator, refugee, and later a communist revolutionary who fought against fascism alongside the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. [1] As a teenager, Liesel and her German-Jewish family fled the Nazis and came to Oxford, England, where local people rescued them ...
2010–present. Relatives. Isabelle Nélisse (sister) Marie-Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her Genie Award –winning performance in Monsieur Lazhar, as Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak, and as Caroline in The Kid Detective.
The Affair. (2019 film) The Affair (Czech: Skleněný pokoj, lit. 'The glass room') is a 2019 Czech drama film directed by Julius Ševčík. It stars Hanna Alström, Karel Roden and Carice van Houten. It is based on The Glass Room, a novel by Simon Mawer, [3] which tells the story of a fictional house based on the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ...
Liesel Schwarz is a British steampunk author, often referred to as "The High Priestess of British Steampunk". [1] She was born in South Africa. [2] Works.