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The Book Thief is narrated by the intellectual and humorous Death. Markus Zusak chose Death to be a narrator because he is able to provide Liesel's point of view and information that Liesel wouldn't know. Death knows what is going on around Liesel that she is unaware of, such as the horrors of World War II. Death would be an ideal choice as he depicts the immense number of deaths and large amounts of suffering occurring during this important time period and around Himmel Street, where Liesel lives with the Hubermanns. However, The Book Thief is not narrated in the third person omniscient; Death does not know everything going on around the world. He only knows the lives of certain people living on Himmel Street, such as the Hubermanns and the Hermanns. Death learns his information from what he sees and hears, his personal experiences, and The Book Thief, written by Liesel Meminger.