answers: Markus Zusak
context: also the recipient of the Sydney Morning Herald's Young Australian Novelist of the Year Award. Markus Zusak Markus Frank Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer. He is best known for "The Book Thief" and "The Messenger" (US title: "I Am the Messenger"), two novels for young adults which became international bestsellers. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2014 for his contributions to young-adult literature published in the United States. Zusak was born in Sydney, Australia. His mother Lisa is originally from Germany and his father Helmut is from Austria. They emigrated to Australia in the </s> Pavel Chukhray Pavel Grigoryevich Chukhray (; Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, October 14, 1946) is a Russian screenwriter and film director. He is the son of the prominent Russian film director Grigory Chukhray. He is best known for his film "The Thief" (1997), which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Directing. He is a People's Artist of Russia. He has been nominated and won numerous international prizes in Russia, Europe and the United States, including the Venice Film Festival. Steven Spielberg invited </s> sequels have been published: The Thief (Turner novel) The Thief is a young adult fantasy novel by Megan Whalen Turner published in 1996 by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of William Morrow (later, of HarperCollins). It is the first in the "Queen's Thief" series, the fifth book of which was published in 2017. It was a runner-up for the 1997 Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor Book. In 2012, "The Thief" was ranked number 13 among the Top 100 Chapter Books in a survey published by "School Library Journal", a monthly with a primarily U.S. audience. The main character, Gen, is
question: who wrote the book thief soon to appear as a film