Though this meeting will take place just as the Shanghai International Literary Festival have left town, we're dragging it out a tad bit longer with our Book Club choice for April:

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

Check out our liveblog and podcast from his talk at SILF on Saturday, March 7 at 5pm at M on the Bund.

About the Book

A darkly funny, sardonic, surprisingly compassionate Death narrates this story, set in Nazi Germany, about “a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter and quite a lot of thievery.”

Reluctantly drawn to the 9-year-old Liesel in spite of himself, Death follows her life as she pilfers books from a gravedigger, a Nazi book burning and the mayor’s wife’s library. These acts help sustain her soul through the hardships and dangers of the times. For Liesel, words and books hold the power of loss, friendship, love and ultimately, redemption

Details

Date: Sunday, April 12
Time: 4pm
Location: Luna

Pick Up Your Copy

10 copies are available at Figaro Cafe on Nanjing Xi Lu for RMB75 where you'll get a 15% discount courtesy of our supplier, Blue Fountain Imported Books. Pick up yours now before it's all gone!

All our copies of "The Book Thief" have been sold! Please find a copy at one of the shops below:

Chaterhouse Books for RMB130
Garden Books for RMB120