Bridge of Clay

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Bridge of Clay is a contemporary literary novel by Markus Zusak that follows five brothers in a fractured Australian family, blending lyrical prose with themes of grief, love, and redemption.

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instanceOf literary fiction work
novel
author Markus Zusak
centralFamilyName Dunbar family
containsMotif bridge building
classical mythology
horses
countryOfOrigin Australia
criticalReception generally positive reviews
followsWork The Book Thief
genre coming-of-age novel
contemporary fiction
family saga
literary fiction
hasFormat audiobook
ebook
print
hasISBN 978-0-375-84557-4
mainCharacter Clay Dunbar
Henry Dunbar
Matthew Dunbar
Rory Dunbar
Tommy Dunbar
narrativePerspective first-person narration
narratorCharacter Matthew Dunbar
notableFor lyrical prose style
nonlinear narrative structure
originalLanguage English
pageCountApproximate 600
publicationYear 2018
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
Picador
settingLocation Australia
targetAudience adult readers
theme family relationships
forgiveness
grief
loss
love
redemption
timePeriodOfStory early 21st century
late 20th century
workByAuthor Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak notableWork Bridge of Clay