Markus Zusak is an Australian author of several books, including the international bestseller The Book Thief, which spent more than a decade on the New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into more than forty languages, and has also made it to the big screen.
Markus started writing at 16 and faced rejections and self-doubt before becoming an award-winning author. How was that process for him? He told us himself at FILIT Iași.
▶️ Listen to this funny, warm, inspirational conversation on what it takes to become and keep being a writer.
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S.E. Hinton, Rumble Fish
Tobias Wolff, Old School
Lars Saabye Christensen, The Half Brother
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