Markus Zusak: From The Book Thief to Three Wild Dogs

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In this episode, Markus Zusak, the international bestselling author of The Book Thief discusses his new book Three Wild Dogs (and the truth) – a memoir over a decade in the making and a love letter to the animals who bring hilarity and beauty into our lives. Join him in conversation with researcher and writer Adam McCauley to discuss his most personal work yet. This episode was produced by Layla Ishmail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.4	Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Leila Ishmael. Our guest
0:36.3	today is Marcus Zuzak. He is the internationally best-selling
0:40.0	author of the book thief, which was published nearly 20 years ago and has since become a beloved
0:45.1	classic. He discusses his writing career so far and his latest book, Three Wild Dogs and the Truth,
0:51.6	a memoir over a decade in the making and his most personal work yet.
0:55.7	Joining Zuzak in conversation is researcher and writer Adam McCauley. Let's join Adam now with
1:01.8	more. Welcome to Intelligence Squared. I'm your host, Adam McCauley. Today I have the immense
1:08.4	pleasure of welcoming Marcus Zuzak to the show.
1:11.6	Marcus will be known to many as the author of the international bestseller, The Book Thief, in
1:16.6	addition to books I Am the Messenger and Bridge of Clay. His stories which have captivated
1:22.1	readers around the world have been daring and at least at times dark. But what keeps them aloft and readers turning their pages
1:29.8	is Marcus' commitment to language, its power and its poetry,
1:34.6	and amidst even the worst of circumstances, a kind of stubborn humanity.
1:39.3	Today, Marcus joins us to discuss his latest and first nonfiction book,
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