Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak was born in 1975 in Sydney, Australia. He was born to a German mother named Lisa and a Austrian father name Helmut. His parents had immigrated to Australia in the late 1950s . He studied English and History at the University of New South Wales, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education. Before becoming a professional author, Zusak worked briefly as a janitor, house painter and a high school English teacher. Zusak has written six books throughout his career. His first three books published internationally between 1999 and 2001 were The Underdog, Fighting Ruben Wolfe (a sequel to The Underdog) and When Dogs Cry (the final book of the trilogy). This trilogy received numerous of awards . His forth book, The

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