I Am the Messenger
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I Am the Messenger is a contemporary novel by Markus Zusak that follows an underachieving young cab driver who begins receiving mysterious playing cards that push him to intervene in the lives of strangers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Markus Zusak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAlsoWrote |
Fighting Ruben Wolfe
NERFINISHED
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Getting the Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book Thief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year (Older Readers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardMotif |
aces
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clubs ⓘ diamonds ⓘ hearts ⓘ spades ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
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contemporary fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Audrey
NERFINISHED
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Ed’s brother ⓘ Ed’s mother ⓘ Marv NERFINISHED ⓘ Ritchie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ed Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of mystery and character-driven storytelling
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exploration of how small actions affect others ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
intervening in the lives of strangers
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messages written on playing cards ⓘ mysterious playing cards ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | underachieving young man ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | cab driver ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Knopf
NERFINISHED
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Picador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | suburban Australia ⓘ |
| structure | divided according to suits of playing cards ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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kindness and compassion ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ ordinary heroism ⓘ purpose in life ⓘ |
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